Power Is The Pivot On Which Everything

We Cannot Attribute To Fortune Or Virtue That Which Is Achieved Without Either.

The Answer Is, Of Course, That It Would Be Best To Be Both Loved And Feared. But Since The Two Rarely Come Together, Anyone Compelled To Choose Will Find Greater Security In Being Feared Than In Being Loved.

He Who Becomes A Prince Through The Favour 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

Impetuosity And Audacity Often Achieve What Ordinary Means Fail To Achieve.

A Battle That You Win Cancels All Your Mistakes.