QUESTION: Is it better to be loved or feared????

[Post_ShockTherapy_MackDaddy]

“Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.” “it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; butfear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.”
------Machiavelli

Joe Paterno was loved.

 

[Rollin Stone]

Sonny

Sonny would rather be feared.

 

[Aardvark86]

Uh, advice for a prince in Renaissance Italy ain’t exactly a good fit for “rules to live by” in 21st century America.

 

[anon_1eeb2b426hv3y]

Uh, advice for a prince in Renaissance Italy ain’t exactly a good fit for “rules to live by” in 21st century America.

But it’s almost as quotable as Anchorman.

“Bark twice if you’re in Milwaukee.”
“It’s got real bits of panther...”

 

[LurkerLazarus]

"Let them hate, so long as they fear."
-----Caligula

 

[EPC FAN]

“Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.” “it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; butfear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.”
------Machiavelli

Joe Paterno was loved.

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He was also feared.

 

[Thomas1945]

Uh, advice for a prince in Renaissance Italy ain’t exactly a good fit for “rules to live by” in 21st century America.

Exactly, If Lord Alfred Tennyson were alive today his quote would certainly be:

Tis’ better to not have loved at all
Then to have paid alimony

 

[cvilleelkscoach]

Sonny

Sonny would rather be feared.

Thank you Calogero.

 

[Keyser Soze 16801]

I am guessing neither scenario is relevant to you

 

[berklion]

When you look in the mirror in the morning, do you see a fierce gorilla, a lovable orangutan, or Cap'n Morgan?

 

[steelrazor]

“Both, I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”
- Michael Scott

 

[SEPATOPTEN]

If its your girlfriend loved. If its the JO down the street feared is better.

 

[LionFan87b]

I don't know, Mack Daddy, but I do know this: If by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies, then they would become my enemies. And then they would fear you.

 

[Shendojoe]

I don't know, Mack Daddy, but I do know this: If by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies, then they would become my enemies. And then they would fear you.

If you have a list of potential future friends please add my name.

 

[LionFan87b]

If you have a list of potential future friends please add my name.

Done.

 

[johnmpsu]

Person -----> loved.
Country -----> feared.

 

[Connorpozlee]

Love fills the soul and in turn brings people closer to you, fulfilling your life with intimate connections. Fear drives people away, leading to isolation which in turn avoids connections necessary to lead a fulfilling life.
‘Tis better to be loved.

Happy Mother’s Day

 

[LionFan87b]

Person -----> loved.
Country -----> feared.

For the most part, I agree. Unless your country relies heavily on foreign tourism.