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Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes (129 quotes)
 | “Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.” ―Niccolo Machiavelli Source/Notes: The Prince (1513), Ch. VIII |
| Source/Notes: The historical, political, and diplomatic writings of Niccolo Machiavelli, translated by C.E. Detmold, 1882, p. 382 |
| “Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it.” ―Niccolo Machiavelli Source/Notes: Discourse upon the First Ten Books of Livy |
| Source/Notes: quoted in O Magazine, November 2003 |
| Source/Notes: The Prince (1513) |
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| “The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.” ―Niccolo Machiavelli Source/Notes: The Discourses (2013 edition), Penguin UK - ISBN: 9780141913186 |
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Niccolo Machiavelli
Born: May 3, 1469
Died: June 21, 1527 (aged 58)
Nationality: Italian
Occupation: Writer
Bio: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. A founder of modern political science, he was a diplomat, political philosopher, playwright, and a civil servant of the Florentine Republic. He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry.
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