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“Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“No matter how many men you kill, you can't kill your successor.”
― Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero
― Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero
“It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.”
― A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
― A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
“Many of the kids coming into my classes at the university are all but illiterate. You give them a page to read and they can't tell you what's on it. Try teaching them the classics, and they can't pronounce the words. Ask them to write about something, and they can't make complete sentences - much less spell anything over two syllables.”
― Killing Mr. Griffin
― Killing Mr. Griffin
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