"Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration."

Machiavelli, Niccolo | Judgment and Judges | 1 bookmarks

"Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better."

Machiavelli, Niccolo | Favors | 1 bookmarks

"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."

Machiavelli, Niccolo | Fear | 3 bookmarks

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

Machiavelli, Niccolo | Hatred | 2 bookmarks

"We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart."

King Jr. Martin Luther | Mind | 4 bookmarks

"Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear."

Machiavelli, Niccolo | Leaders and Leadership | 1 bookmarks

"The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present."

Machiavelli, Niccolo | Promises | 2 bookmarks

"One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others."

Machiavelli, Niccolo | Change | 2 bookmarks

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

Machiavelli, Niccolo | War | 3 bookmarks

"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 | Virtue | 1 bookmarks