Niccolò Machiavelli

“It is far safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two must be lacking.”

“Everyone sees what you appear to be. Few feel what you are.”

“Whoever makes another powerful ruins himself.”

“Men forget the death of a father sooner than the loss of their inheritance.”

“Injuries should be inflicted all at once, so they hurt for less time. Benefits should be given slowly, so they are savoured longer.”