Quotes by Machiavelli, Niccolo

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will >>

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or >>

Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces. >>

Quotations about Vice

Life is extraordinarily suave and sweet with certain natural, witty, a >>

Let them show me a cottage where there are not the same vices of which >>

A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpos >>

A prince must be prudent enough to know how to escape the bad reputation of those vices that would lose the state for him, and must protect himself from those that will not lose it for him, if this is possible; but if he cannot, he need not concern himself unduly if he ignores these less serious vices.

Machiavelli, Niccolo