“A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.”
"There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others."
- Niccolo Machiavelli
Courage
"A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair."
- Niccolo Machiavelli
Adversity
"When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred."
- Niccolo Machiavelli
Leadership
"It is better to be feared than to be loved, if you cannot be both."
- Niccolo Machiavelli
Leadership
"Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others."
- Niccolo Machiavelli
Ambition
"In a sense, your small and simple sacrifices are the dots of daily living that make up the masterpiece painting of your life. You may not see how the dots connect now, and you don’t need to yet. Simply have faith enough for the moment you are living in now. Trust in God, and ‘out of small things [will come] that which is great’ [Doctrine and Covenants 64:33]."
- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Faith
"With God all things are possible."
Faith
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
Faith
"Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.’"
Faith
"Jesus answered, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’"
Faith