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Francesco Guicciardini Quotes

...be more guided by hope than fear Picture Quote #1

Few revolutions succeed, and when they do, you often discover they did not gain what you hoped for, and you condemn yourself to perpetual fear, as the parties you defeated may always regain power and work for your ruin Picture Quote #1

If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish - in fact, they almost get done by themselves. If you undertake them before the time is right, not only will they fail, but they will often become impossible to accomplish even when the time would have been right Picture Quote #1

There is nothing so fleeting as the memory of benefits received Picture Quote #1

... be more guided by hope than fear Picture Quote #1

There is no evil in human affairs that has not some good mingled with it Picture Quote #1

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We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose Picture Quote #1

Experience has always shown, and reason also, that affairs which depend on many seldom succeed Picture Quote #1

Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states Picture Quote #1

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident Picture Quote #1

Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed Picture Quote #1

He is less likely to be mistaken who looks forward to a change in the affairs of the world than he who regards them as firm and stable Picture Quote #1

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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it Picture Quote #1

How much luckier than all the rest of mankind are the astrologers who, if they tell one truth among a hundred lies, obtain so much credit that even their lies are believed Picture Quote #1

To relinquish a present good through apprehension of a future evil is in most instances unwise... from a fear which may afterwards turn out groundless, you lost the good that lay within your grasp Picture Quote #1

As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear, the example of one we see abundantly rewarded cheers and encourages us far more than the sight of many who have not been well treated disquiets us Picture Quote #1

The affairs of this world are so shifting and depend on so many accidents, that it is hard to form any judgment concerning the future; nay, we see from experience that the forecasts even of the wise almost always turn out false Picture Quote #1

Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame by worthy and honourable ways Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience Picture Quote #1

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man's heart Picture Quote #1

Pay no heed to those who tell you that they have relinquished place and power of their own accord, and from their love of quiet. For almost always they have been brought to this retirement by their insufficiency and against their will Picture Quote #1

Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions Picture Quote #1

Be careful how you do one man a pleasure which must needs occasion equal displeasure in another. For he who is thus slighted will not forget, but will think the offence to himself the greater in that another profits by it; while he who receives the pleasure will either not remember it, or will consider the favour done him less than it really was Picture Quote #1

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Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtained them beyond my wishes or hopes. Yet never have I found in them that content which I had figured beforehand in my mind. A strong reason, if we well consider it, why we should disencumber ourselves of vain desires Picture Quote #1

He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls short Picture Quote #1

Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge Picture Quote #1

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them Picture Quote #1

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...be more guided by hope than fear. (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Few revolutions succeed, and when they do, you often discover they did not gain what you hoped for, and you condemn yourself to perpetual fear, as the parties you defeated may always regain power and work for your ruin. (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish - in fact, they almost get done by themselves. If you undertake them before the time is right, not only will they fail, but they will often become impossible to accomplish even when the time would have been right (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) There is nothing so fleeting as the memory of benefits received (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) ... be more guided by hope than fear (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) There is no evil in human affairs that has not some good mingled with it (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Experience has always shown, and reason also, that affairs which depend on many seldom succeed (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) He is less likely to be mistaken who looks forward to a change in the affairs of the world than he who regards them as firm and stable (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) 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 Quotes) How much luckier than all the rest of mankind are the astrologers who, if they tell one truth among a hundred lies, obtain so much credit that even their lies are believed (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) To relinquish a present good through apprehension of a future evil is in most instances unwise... from a fear which may afterwards turn out groundless, you lost the good that lay within your grasp (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear, the example of one we see abundantly rewarded cheers and encourages us far more than the sight of many who have not been well treated disquiets us (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) The affairs of this world are so shifting and depend on so many accidents, that it is hard to form any judgment concerning the future; nay, we see from experience that the forecasts even of the wise almost always turn out false (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame by worthy and honourable ways (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man's heart (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Pay no heed to those who tell you that they have relinquished place and power of their own accord, and from their love of quiet. For almost always they have been brought to this retirement by their insufficiency and against their will (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Be careful how you do one man a pleasure which must needs occasion equal displeasure in another. For he who is thus slighted will not forget, but will think the offence to himself the greater in that another profits by it; while he who receives the pleasure will either not remember it, or will consider the favour done him less than it really was (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtained them beyond my wishes or hopes. Yet never have I found in them that content which I had figured beforehand in my mind. A strong reason, if we well consider it, why we should disencumber ourselves of vain desires (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls short (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes) Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them (Francesco Guicciardini Quotes)