Niccolo Machiavelli Quote: It is better to be feared than loved

"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."

— Niccolo Machiavelli

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

From The Prince

Source

The Prince, Chapter XVII

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

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.