Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
And above all you ought to guard against leading an army to fight which is afraid or which is not confident of victory. For the greatest sign of an impending loss is when one does not believe one can win.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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Olivia Colman
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Geneva Carr
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Anna Kournikova
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[On journalists:] They are the scavengers of society who, possessing no guts of their own, tear out the guts of celebrities. They have the sycophantic, false enthusing gush of maiden aunts: who are accustomed to being trampled on doormats.
Caitlin Thomas
And above all you ought to guard against leading an army to fight which is afraid or which is not confident of victory. For the greatest sign of an impending loss is when one does not believe one can win.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
