Quote #42
Men sooner forget being robbed of their fathers than of their patrimony.
More from Niccolo Machiavelli
- A leader ought to inspire fear in such a way that, if he does not win love, he avoids hatred.
- It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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- Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
- He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.
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