Author: Francesco Guicciardini

Quotes

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

- Francesco Guicciardini

One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.

One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.

- Francesco Guicciardini

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

- Francesco Guicciardini

Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.

Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.

- Francesco Guicciardini

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.

- Francesco Guicciardini

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