Is It Better To Be Loved Or

There Is No Surer Sign Of Decay In A Country Than To See The Rites Of Religion Held In Contempt.

My View Is That It Is Desirable To Be Both Loved And Feared; But It Is Difficult To Achieve Both And, If One Of Them Has To Be Lacking, It Is Much Safer To Be Feared Than Loved.

One Should Never Fall In The Belief That You Can Find Someone To Pick You Up.

The First Method For Estimating The Intelligence Of A Ruler Is To Look At The Men He Has Around Him.

Cruelties Should Be Committed All At Once.