So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied.
Niccolo MachiavelliHe who neglects what is done for what ought to be done, sooner effects his ruin than his preservation.
Niccolo MachiavelliIt is better to be bold than too circumspect, because fortune is of a sex which likes not a tardy wooer and repulses all who are not ardent.
Niccolo MachiavelliWisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful.
Niccolo Machiavelli