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Francesco Guicciardini
Francesco Guicciardini
Italian Historian
Born: Mar 6, 1483
Died: May 22, 1540
Depend Men Power Will You Your
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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
Work You Yourself Fear Power Few Ruin Hoped Parties Always Condemn Perpetual Discover Did Revolutions May Often Regain Gain Succeed Your Defeated
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
Men Fools Others Our Run Conspiracies Folk Risk Excessive Knave Since Most Perilous Fellowship Without Making Cannot Either Engaged Reason Companions
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
Evil Ambition Honourable Ways Worthy Seek Spirit He Him Condemned Nor Fame Itself Whose
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
Good Imitates Bad Beyond Always His Up Model Goes Short While Who
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
Trust Experience Natural Will Guide Entirely No-One Him Himself Without Prudence Persuade Help Suffice
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
Strong Mind Men Vain Other Consider Honours Ourselves Hopes Never Had Wishes Like Beyond Obtained Well Content Sought Beforehand Often Which Them Should Reason Figured Found Why Desires
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
Love You Will Power Own Pay Those Tell Brought Relinquished Almost Retirement Always Been Accord Quiet Place Against Heed Who

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