Niccolo MachiavelliA collection of 33 posts

War

There is no avoiding war it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

Success

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand more perilous to conduct or mo...

Society

Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within societ...

Religion

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion h...

Politics

Politics have no relation to morals.

Peace

War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a bre...

Nature

To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince and to understand t...

Nature

Nature that framed us of four elements warring within our breasts for regiment ...

Courage

It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presupp...

Courage

Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who ...