“Many a serious thinker has been produced in prisons, where we have nothing to do but think.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
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“it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
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