It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

Tyranny Quotes, by Niccolo Machiavelli (Macchiavelli) , Source: The Prince

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There should be many judges, for few will always do the will of few. [It., Bisogna che i giudici siano assai, perche pochi sempre fanno a modo de' pochi.]

Judges Quotes, by Niccolo Machiavelli (Macchiavelli) , Source: Dei Discorsi (I, 7)

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The acme of judicial distinction means the ability to look a lawyer straight in the eyes for two hours and not to hear a damned word he says.

Judges Quotes, by Niccolo Machiavelli (Macchiavelli) , Source: Dei Discorsi (I, 7)

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A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father, while the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair. [Lat., Gli huomini dimenticano piu teste la morte del padre, che la perdita del patrimonie.]

Loss Quotes, by Niccolo Machiavelli (Macchiavelli) , Source: Del. Prin. (ch. XVII)

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