Quotation from The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

The notorious gendered image used to argue that boldness succeeds better than caution; it is often cited in feminist critiques of the book.

Citation: "fortune is a woman, and if you wish to keep her under it is necessary to beat and ill-use her" — Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, Chapter XXV, trans. W. K. Marriott (1908). (id the-prince-q11)

Portrait: Portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli, Santi di Tito, Public domain.

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