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Niccolo Machiavelli

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Biography - Niccolo Machiavelli:

Italian diplomat, politician, philosopher, humanist and writer.
Born: 1469 - Died: 1527
Period:
16th century
15th century
Place of birth: Italy
Italy

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.


Note 

Note



Other Version: "Men have less scruple in offending one who makes himself loved than one who makes himself feared;"




Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Die Menschen machen sich weniger daraus, den zu beleidigen, der sich beliebt macht, als den, der gefürchtet wird.

French
Les hommes regardent moins à offenser celui qui se fait aimer que celui qui se fait craindre ;




See also 

See also...






Quotes for: love


Quotes

Quotes about love:


Where love rules, there is no will to power and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.





Love, love, all the rest is nothing.





We have need of morality only for want of love.





To live means to love, but above all, to love life.





Intelligence has value only in the service of love.





There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.











Quotes

Niccolo Machiavelli also said...


Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.





There are two ways of contesting, the one by the law, the other by force; the first method is proper to men, the second to beasts.





A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent.





Where nature is lacking, work supplies.





There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.





This is a common failing of mankind, never to anticipate a storm when the sea is calm.












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