Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes, Wise Quotes, Philosophical Quotes

A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.

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All literature, all philosophical treatises, all the voices of antiquity are full of examples for imitation, which would all lie unseen in darkness without the light of literature.

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I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants.

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Bad men are full of repentance.

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Nothing is divine but what is agreeable to reason.

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Fine. Since the tea is not forthcoming, let's have a philosophical conversation.

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Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

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And right action is freedom From past and future also.

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Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

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Isn't it really quite extraordinary to see that, since man took his first step, no one has asked himself why he walks, how he walks, if he has ever walked, if he could walk better, what he achieves in walking .. questions that are tied to all the philosophical, psychological, and political systems which preoccupy the world.

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Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.

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...and our spirits rushed together at the touching of the lips.

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Accordingly, the poet should prefer probable impossibilities to improbable possibilities. The tragic plot must not be composed of irrational parts.

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It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us.

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There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

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Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!

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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

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The secret to humor is surprise.

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To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

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