20 Famous Quotes That Were Never Actually Spoken

By Chris Waugh / August 2, 2016

12. "The Ends Justify The Means" - Niccolò Machiavelli

Author of the 16th-Century Classic The Prince, Machiavelli may have created his own type of villain - but he never uttered the phrase with which he has become synonymous.

Machiavelli actually said "one must consider the final result", but his quote has been polished to give it a far more liberal interpretation.