“A prince need take little account of conspiracies if the people are disposed in his favor.”
More from Niccolò Machiavelli on Leadership
“... When Princes devote themselves rather to pleasure than to arms, they lose their dominions.”
“... On the whole, the best fortress you can have, is in not being hated by your subjects. If they hate you no fortress will save you...”
“Men are always averse to enterprises in which they foresee difficulties.”
“To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people.”
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command”
“It is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity.”
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.”
“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”
“It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.”
Others on Leadership
John Maxwell
12 quotes“Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
Simon Sinek
9 quotes“A star wants to see himself rise to the top.A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.”
Eisenhower
5 quotes“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.”
Harry Truman
5 quotes“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.”
Henry Kissinger
5 quotes“It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.”
Lao Tzu
5 quotes“If you want to govern the people,You must place yourself below them.If you want to lead people,You must learn how to fol...”
Colin Powell
4 quotes“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution e...”
Charles de Gaulle
4 quotes“The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.”
Peter F. Drucker
4 quotes“Management is doing things right leadership is doing the right things.”
George Patton
3 quotes“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads th...”
Norman Schwarzkopf
3 quotes“You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, ther...”
Nelson Mandela
3 quotes“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.”