Maxioms by Niccolo Machiavelli
Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at fifteen your double, and after that, your friend read more
Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or your foe, depending on his bringing up
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good read more
The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms - you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If read more
A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If his own prowess fails to compare with theirs, at least it has an air of greatness about it.
