Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

A fox in its hour—bow to it.

Throw me to the wolves and I shall return leading the pack.

Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

What we depend upon in a political leader is the fact that if necessary he will kill for us…. If he is not willing to shed blood we are afraid of him. He must protect us.

I'm strong enough to guard the big guys and have enough heart to lock them down.

I try to think of myself as a lion, bringing down the kill, controlling the jungle. A lion controls his jungle.

The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.

It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking.

Where the lion's skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox's.

In the enclave, the strong and the physically perfect survived, but if you were strong, you protected the weak until they had an opportunity to grow into their own power.

All the Armes of England will not arme feare.

I've told you before and I'll tell you again. The strong survive and the weak disappear. We do not intend to disappear.

Knowledge and courage take turns at greatness.

Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.

A gentleman can live through anything.

The man armed with knowledge has a better chance of survival than the man who is simply the fittest. Knowledge is the true strength. Muscle is where the myth is.

A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.

Strange that creatures without backbones have the hardest shells.

In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.

The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive.

By your hand the people shall live