9 Ever-Relevant Quotes from Machiavelli’s 'The Prince'

9 Ever-Relevant Quotes from Machiavelli’s 'The Prince' | Intellectual Takeout:
2) “One ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved.”

6) “The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”

9) “There are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, and the third is useless.”
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