Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their greatness, at any rate he will get some tinge of it.A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their greatness, at any rate he will get some tinge of it.
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A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.
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A man is known by the silence he keeps.
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Custard puddings, sauces and fillings accompany the seven ages of man in sickness and in health.
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'The One-Eyed Man' is a novel that was one I never intended to write.
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A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.
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All in the dark we grope along, And if we go amiss We learn at least which path is wrong, And there is gain in this. We do not always win the race By only running right; We have to tread the mountain's base Before we reach its height.
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Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.
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Intercession means that we deliberately substitute God’s interests in others for our natural sympathy with them.
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A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their greatness, at any rate he will get some tinge of it.A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their greatness, at any rate he will get some tinge of it.
