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

Other quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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Pick the day. Enjoy it – to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come… The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present – and I dont want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future. – Audrey Hepburn

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. – Bertrand Russell

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When the entertainers of the Right arent declaring their disgust with President Obama for groveling before foreign potentates, theyre pretending to fear him as a left-wing thug, an exemplar of what they call the Chicago way. – Thomas Frank

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I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength. – Etty Hillesum

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