Niccolo Machiavelli (Macchiavelli) Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

4 Famous Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli (Macchiavelli)
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“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”
Tyranny Quotes
Source: The Prince
“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
Source: Dei Discorsi (I, 7)
“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
Source: Dei Discorsi (I, 7)
“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
Source: Del. Prin. (ch. XVII)