Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes

In order not to annul our free will, I judge it true that Fortune may be mistress of one half our actions but then even she leaves the other half, or almost, under our control.

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• In order not to annul our free will, I judge it true that Fortune may be mistress of one half our actions but then even she leaves the other half, or almost, under our control.

  

  Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
  • True
  • Judge
  • Fortune