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Niccolo Machiavelli Quote

“I hope and hoping feeds my pain I weep and weeping feeds my failing heart I laugh but the laughter does not pass within I burn but the burning makes no mark outside.”
―Niccolo Machiavelli

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I hope and hoping feeds my pain I weep and weeping feeds my failing heart I laugh but the laughter does not pass within I burn but the burning makes no mark outside. - Niccolo Machiavelli

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“A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If his own prowess fails to compare with theirs, at least it has an air of greatness about it.”
―Niccolo Machiavelli

“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

Source/Notes:
The Prince (1513), Ch. XX

“The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.”
―Niccolo Machiavelli

Source/Notes:
The Prince (1513), Ch. XXV

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Born: May 3, 1469

Died: June 21, 1527 (aged 58)

Nationality: Italian

Occupation: Writer

Bio: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. A founder of modern political science, he was a diplomat, political philosopher, playwright, and a civil servant of the Florentine Republic. He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry.

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