Quotes Tagged With :machiavellian

The Golden Mean is for the weakling, it was not meant for the likes of Alexander the Great, Cyrus, Pharaohs,....

Life is politics, you do it or it does you

If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in....

It doesn't matter if justice is on your side. You have to depict your position as just.

I was nine when I figured out it’s better to be respected than liked.

Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed....

If you are my food, how am I supposed to feel pity towards you? That would mean starvation for me. “A....

Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity....

Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals.....

If the men were without passions, it would be forgivable to see Machiavel try to give some to them; he....