Quotes by Machiavelli, Niccolo

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing >>

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however hi >>

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

Quotations about Favors

To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty. >>

The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it g >>

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most >>

Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.

Machiavelli, Niccolo