Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli
Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who

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

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A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate, so that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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Show me a guy whos afraid to look bad, and Ill show you a guy you can beat every time. – Lou Brock

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Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them. – Marilyn French

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When men dont fear God, they give themselves to evil. – Ray Comfort

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I remember looking at the sky and thinking that the universe is so big and its all chaos. I call it the dark fear. At any moment, the dark fear could come in. – St. Vincent

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