Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself; for that power is produced by him either through craft or force; and both of these are suspected by the one who has been raised to power.


The Prince (ed. Knickerbocker Classics, 2017) - ISBN: 9781631063312

Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes

Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself; for that power is produced by him either through craft or force; and both of...

Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself; for that power is produced by him either through craft or force; and both of...

Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself; for that power is produced by him either through craft or force; and both of...

Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself; for that power is produced by him either through craft or force; and both of...