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Famous Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes
“Benefits should be granted little by little, so that they may be better enjoyed.”
“There should be many judges, for few will always do the will of few.”
“Any harm you do to a man should be done in such a way that you need not fear his revenge.”
“The leader should know how to enter into evil when necessity commands.”
“Cruelties should be committed all at once.”
“The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”
“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
“Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.”
“One should never fall in the belief that you can find someone to pick you up.”
“One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces.”