A prince being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves.
The Prince, political philosophy
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Controversial"Wise men say, and not without reason, that whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times."
Humorous"The Roman state was ruined by the ambition of the people as much as by the ambition of the nobility."
Controversial"Men are always more easily deceived when they are trying to deceive others."
Humorous"Hence it comes that all armed prophets have conquered and unarmed ones have failed."
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