Niccolo Machiavelli
@machiavelli-prince.bsky.social
Live, laugh, scheme
(Satire account for POLS 420)
(Satire account for POLS 420)
Close enough, welcome back Niccolo Machiavelli
December 11, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Close enough, welcome back Niccolo Machiavelli
Just finished a 14 hour shift at the chancery 💪💪💪 #grindneverstops
December 11, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Just finished a 14 hour shift at the chancery 💪💪💪 #grindneverstops
Every lost chess game can be traced to a single bad move. Consider what every move will cost before you make it.
December 11, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Every lost chess game can be traced to a single bad move. Consider what every move will cost before you make it.
I have backup plans for my backup plans, and backup plans for those backup plans. Some of you are still stuck on Plan A.
December 11, 2024 at 4:45 AM
I have backup plans for my backup plans, and backup plans for those backup plans. Some of you are still stuck on Plan A.
Don't trust the process, trust your ability to make the process work for you.
December 11, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Don't trust the process, trust your ability to make the process work for you.
If you must speak, say nothing. If there is information to be gained, misinform the gatherers. If someone is incorrect about you, let them be. The less your enemies know about you, the better.
December 11, 2024 at 4:15 AM
If you must speak, say nothing. If there is information to be gained, misinform the gatherers. If someone is incorrect about you, let them be. The less your enemies know about you, the better.
Attempting to bring moral convictions into leadership will only result in the dilution of your political impetus. These are separate things for separate purposes.
December 11, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Attempting to bring moral convictions into leadership will only result in the dilution of your political impetus. These are separate things for separate purposes.
Keep your ambitions like your wine - Strong, aged to perfection, and stored out of sight.
December 11, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Keep your ambitions like your wine - Strong, aged to perfection, and stored out of sight.
It is advantageous to be as consistent as possible in matters of the public eye. Surprise is much easier if your enemies think they know what to expect.
December 11, 2024 at 2:57 AM
It is advantageous to be as consistent as possible in matters of the public eye. Surprise is much easier if your enemies think they know what to expect.
Make every effort to prevent your enemies from understanding why they lost. Information only serves to refit and reinforce their efforts for their next attempt.
December 11, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Make every effort to prevent your enemies from understanding why they lost. Information only serves to refit and reinforce their efforts for their next attempt.
A good strategist knows to prepare for an enemy's incompetence as much as their strengths. A blundering enemy can be strong when underestimated, and weak when understood.
December 11, 2024 at 2:48 AM
A good strategist knows to prepare for an enemy's incompetence as much as their strengths. A blundering enemy can be strong when underestimated, and weak when understood.
Self checkouts are genius. Tricking the customers, the engine of profit, into further cutting the store's overhead costs with convenience alone is brilliant.
December 11, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Self checkouts are genius. Tricking the customers, the engine of profit, into further cutting the store's overhead costs with convenience alone is brilliant.
Neutrality is rarely preferable - Being stuck in the middle is far more dangerous than taking either side.
December 11, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Neutrality is rarely preferable - Being stuck in the middle is far more dangerous than taking either side.
The actual integrity of your morality is second to how others perceive the integrity of your morality. You can accomplish much more if you maintain the appearance of virtuousness.
December 10, 2024 at 10:43 PM
The actual integrity of your morality is second to how others perceive the integrity of your morality. You can accomplish much more if you maintain the appearance of virtuousness.
If you must be anything, be influential. Interaction with others is almost guaranteed and any degree of control over this interaction will prove consistently and broadly useful.
December 10, 2024 at 8:46 PM
If you must be anything, be influential. Interaction with others is almost guaranteed and any degree of control over this interaction will prove consistently and broadly useful.
It it not the title of Prince that allows one to rule, but the ability to rule that makes one a Prince. Men honor titles.
December 10, 2024 at 8:36 PM
It it not the title of Prince that allows one to rule, but the ability to rule that makes one a Prince. Men honor titles.
A skilled leader must know how and when to be a fox, a lion, and a wolf. Be judiciously versatile and be rewarded.
December 10, 2024 at 8:35 PM
A skilled leader must know how and when to be a fox, a lion, and a wolf. Be judiciously versatile and be rewarded.
One of the greatest challenges a leader is likely to encounter are the difficulties of governing a newly established or recently acquired city or principality. Flexibility and calculated action are essential to overcome challenges posed by novelty.
December 10, 2024 at 8:25 PM
One of the greatest challenges a leader is likely to encounter are the difficulties of governing a newly established or recently acquired city or principality. Flexibility and calculated action are essential to overcome challenges posed by novelty.
A diva is the female version of a hustler
December 10, 2024 at 5:30 AM
A diva is the female version of a hustler
I pity a ruler without enemies. Where's the fun in that? Are you even trying?
December 10, 2024 at 4:16 AM
I pity a ruler without enemies. Where's the fun in that? Are you even trying?
You don't need to be right to be victorious, you need only be convincing.
December 10, 2024 at 3:36 AM
You don't need to be right to be victorious, you need only be convincing.