Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes

Thus it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, sincere, religious, and also to be so; but you must have the mind so disposed that when it is needful to be otherwise you may be able to change to the opposite qualities.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

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• Merciful

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• Thus it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, sincere, religious, and also to be so; but you must have the mind so disposed that when it is needful to be otherwise you may be able to change to the opposite qualities.

  

  Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
  • Faithful
  • Humane
  • Merciful