Quotes by Machiavelli, Niccolo

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

Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of t >>

It should be noted that when he seizes a state the new ruler ought to >>

Quotations about Virtue

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the di >>

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and >>

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set. >>

The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.

Machiavelli, Niccolo