Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes

He who has once begun to live by rapine always finds reasons for taking what is not his.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

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  Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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