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Machiavelli Quotes — 17 Timeless Lines

17 quotes from Machiavelli, arranged the way they appear in Quote 2048: from the lightest line on the 2 tile to the crown quote on the 2048 tile, and on to 131072 in the app.

All quotes come from public-domain works or traditional proverbs; attributions were checked against their sources.

1. 2

   War is not avoided, only postponed

   — Machiavelli

   Original · ItalianIl tempo si caccia innanzi ogni cosa; la guerra non si lieva, ma si differisce a vantaggio d'altri.

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2. 4

   How we live is far removed from how we ought to live

   — Machiavelli

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3. 8

   Good counsel is born of the prudence of the prince

   — Machiavelli

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4. 16

   Irresolute neutrality most often leads to ruin

   — Machiavelli

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5. 32

   Armed prophets win; unarmed ones fall

   — Machiavelli

   Original · ItalianTutti li profeti armati vinsono, e li disarmati ruinorono.

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6. 64

   Nothing is harder than to introduce a new order of things

   — Machiavelli

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7. 128

   If one must choose, it is safer to be feared than loved

   — Machiavelli

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8. 256

   He prospers who matches his ways to the times

   — Machiavelli

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9. 512

   Fortune is the arbiter of only half our actions

   — Machiavelli

   Original · ItalianLa fortuna è arbitra della metà delle azioni nostre.

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10. 1024

    The other half, she leaves to us

    — Machiavelli

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11. 2048👑 Crown quote

    One must be a fox to know the traps, and a lion to frighten the wolves

    — Machiavelli

    Original · ItalianBisogna essere volpe a conoscere i lacci, e lione a sbigottire i lupi.

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12. Levels 4096–131072 continue in the app.
13. 4096

    Everyone sees what you appear to be; few touch what you are

    — Machiavelli

    Original · ItalianOgnuno vede quello che tu pari, pochi sentono quello che tu se'.

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14. 8192

    Whoever examines the past may foresee the future

    — Machiavelli

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15. 16384

    Men forget a father before a fortune

    — Machiavelli

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16. 32768

    The voice of the people has been likened to the voice of God

    — Machiavelli

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17. 65536

    A prince can be feared without being hated

    — Machiavelli

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18. 131072

    I love my country more than my own soul

    — Machiavelli

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