Minds are of three kinds: one is capable of thinking for itself; another is able to understand the thinking of others; and a third can neither think for itself nor understand the thinking of others. The first is of the highest excellence, the second is excellent, and the third is worthless.
Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.
It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
Politics have no relation to morals.
Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively.
There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.
A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
He who becomes a Prince through the favor of the people should always keep on good terms with them; which it is easy for him to do, since all they ask is not to be oppressed.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Men intrinsically do not trust new things that they have not experienced themselves.
Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have arisen in vain.
For it must be noted, that men must either be caressed or else annihilated; they will revenge themselves for small injuries, but cannot do so for great ones; the injury therefore that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance.
Always assume incompetence before looking for conspiracy.
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.
I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
We have not seen great things done in our time except by those who have been considered mean; the rest have failed.
Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
Men are of three different capacities: one understands intuitively; another understands so far as it is explained; and a third understands neither of himself nor by explanation. The first is excellent, the second, commendable, and the third, altogether useless.
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
He who becomes a Prince through the favor of the people should always keep on good terms with them; which it is easy for him to do, since all they ask is not to be oppressed.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Men intrinsically do not trust new things that they have not experienced themselves.
Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have arisen in vain.
For it must be noted, that men must either be caressed or else annihilated; they will revenge themselves for small injuries, but cannot do so for great ones; the injury therefore that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance.
Always assume incompetence before looking for conspiracy.
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.
I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
We have not seen great things done in our time except by those who have been considered mean; the rest have failed.
Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
Men are of three different capacities: one understands intuitively; another understands so far as it is explained; and a third understands neither of himself nor by explanation. The first is excellent, the second, commendable, and the third, altogether useless.
Women are the most charitable creatures, and the most troublesome. He who shuns women passes up the trouble, but also the benefits. He who puts up with them gains the benefits, but also the trouble. As the saying goes, there's no honey without bees.
Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.
A man who is used to acting in one way never changes; he must come to ruin when the times, in changing, no longer are in harmony with his ways.
Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.
Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.
One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as to introduce a confusion of principles which makes impossible all understanding between those who speak the same language and have the same interests.
He who desires or attempts to reform the government of a state and wishes to have it accepted, must at least retain the semblance of the old forms; so that it may seem to the people that there has been no change in the institutions, even though in fact they are entirely different from the old ones. For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities.
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