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“Men desire novelty to such an extent that those who are doing well wish for a change as much as those who are doing badly.”
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“I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles.”
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“men live peacefully as long as their old way of life is maintained and there is no change in customs.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“The salvation of a republic or a kingdom is not, therefore, merely to have a prince who governs prudently while he lives, but rather one who organizes the government in such a way that after his death it can be maintained.”
― Discourses on Livy
― Discourses on Livy
“It is a common fault not to anticipate storms when the sea is calm.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
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