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Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#his #immediate #inclined #lack #men

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#cannot #destroyed #either #generously #heavy

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#gained #good #good works #hatred #much

The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#bottom #children #crazy #distinction #egos

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#interested #not interested #overthrow #preserving #quo

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#loved #more #much #secure #than

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#conduct #constant #desires #his #must

Never was anything great achieved without danger. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#achieved #anything #danger #never #without

Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#beethoven #i #jackson #like #michael

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#against #ambition #another #attack #first