Be Like the Fox Quotes

“By themselves, ferocity and stubbornness get you only so far.”
― Erica Benner, Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In His World

“Niccolò Machiavelli would not have been surprised. He had always said that there were no middle ways between a true republic and a principality; you have to choose one or the other, since a prince who comes to power in a republic won’t rest until he has risen to absolute authority.”
― Erica Benner, Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In His World

“instead of praying for some new holy man to save you, learn the way to Hell in order to steer clear of it yourself.”
― Erica Benner, Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In His World

“that the firmest republics are those where there is more equality in how people live.”
― Erica Benner, Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In His World

“Duke Cesare exhibits an unheard-of fortune, a spirit and a more than human confidence that he can attain everything he desires.”
― Erica Benner, Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In His World

“Prudent princes, we read in the Prince, know that they need to win the trust of both subjects and allies. To win trust, they need to behave consistently and avoid a reputation for fickleness or hypocrisy.”
― Erica Benner, Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In His World

“Italy is full of doctors who understand other diseases, and apothecaries whose shops produce an astonishing array of medications, some more efficacious than others. But plague seems to mock all their scientific wisdom, both ancient and modern.”
― Erica Benner, Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In His World