Niccolò Machiavelli
“Fortune is a woman; to master her, it is necessary to conquer her by force.”
“Men in general judge more by the eyes than by the hands; for everyone can see and few can feel.”
“Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.”
“There is nothing more difficult to carry out than to initiate a new order of things.”
“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
“Everyone sees what you appear to be; few really know what you are.”
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.”
“A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.”
“One must be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.”
“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”