“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“How to prepare someone for leadership:I do it.I do it and you watch.You do it and I watch.You do it.You do it and someon...”
Simon Sinek
9 quotes“Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordin...”
Eisenhower
5 quotes“Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available.”
Lao Tzu
5 quotes“If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.”
Harry Truman
5 quotes“Not all readers become leaders, but all leaders must be readers.”
Henry Kissinger
5 quotes“The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.”
Charles de Gaulle
4 quotes“Deliberation is the work of many men. Action of one alone.”
Colin Powell
4 quotes“I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.”
Peter F. Drucker
4 quotes“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.”
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...”
Woodrow Wilson
3 quotes“We can afford to exercise the self-restraint of a really great nation which realizes its own strength and scorns to misu...”
Nelson Mandela
3 quotes“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.”