Quotation from The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

The prince must use the beast as well as the man; force alone cannot see traps, and cunning alone cannot frighten enemies.

Citation: "it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves" — Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, Chapter XVIII, trans. W. K. Marriott (1908). (id the-prince-q8)

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

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