Paul Strathern

Machiavelli: Philosophy in an Hour

Notify me when the book’s added
To read this book, upload an EPUB or FB2 file to Bookmate. How do I upload a book?
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    as a byword for evil.
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    Old Nick,’ a popular name for the devil, derives directly from Niccolò Machiavelli.
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    ‘If sometimes you need to conceal a fact with words, do so in such a way that it does not become known. Or, if it does become known, make sure you have a ready and quick defense.’
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    the unarmed prophet perishes’. M
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    Their nature urges them to desire all things, but fate permits them to enjoy but a few things. This results in a permanent state of discontent, and causes them to despise what they possess.’
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    a psychological explanation for this: ‘The desires of men are insatiable.
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    Men are ungrateful, fickle cowards, greedy and envious.
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    success or failure lies in conforming to the times’.
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    essentially masculine, fortuna as feminine.
  • Amirahas quoted5 years ago
    Machiavelli understands virtù as
fb2epub
Drag & drop your files (not more than 5 at once)