He who desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with the assumption that all men are bad, and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it.
The Prince, political philosophy
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"For the nature of men is such that they are much more bound by the benefits they confer than by those they receive."
Controversial"For of men it may generally be affirmed that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, covetous, and as long as you succeed they are entirely yours, offering you their blood, their property, their…"
Shocking"Injuries ought to be done all at one time, so that, being tasted less, they offend less; benefits ought to be given little by little, so that the flavor of them may last longer."
Shocking"It is better to be impetuous than cautious, because Fortune is a woman, and if you wish to control her, it is necessary to beat and ill-use her."
Shocking"The promises of men are not to be relied on, unless they are made under such circumstances that the promiser cannot break them without ruin."
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