Quotes by Machiavelli, Niccolo

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil. >>

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who insp >>

The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necess >>

Quotations about Greed

To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom. >>

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing >>

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

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.

Machiavelli, Niccolo