“Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have arisen in vain.” — Machiavelli Niccolo Copy Share Image
“...discontented inhabitants who willingly admit a foreign power either through excessive ambition or through fear, as was the case with the Etolians, who admitted… — Machiavelli Niccolo Copy Share Image
“Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have arisen in vain.” — Machiavelli Niccolo Copy Share Image
“…he who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived.” — Machiavelli Niccolo Copy Share Image
“Those who believe that where great personages are concerned new favors cause old injuries to be forgotten deceive themselves.” — Machiavelli Niccolo Copy Share Image
“These opportunities, then, gave these men the chance they needed, and their great abilities made them recognize it.” — Machiavelli Niccolo Copy Share Image
“...no one should marvel at the ease with which Alexander [the Great] kept possession of Asia, or at the difficulties which others, like Pyrrhus… — Machiavelli Niccolo Copy Share Image
![“...no one should marvel at the ease with which Alexander [the Great] kept possession of Asia, or at the difficulties which others, like Pyrrhus and many more, had in preserving their conquests. The difference does not arise from the greater or lesser ability of the conqueror, but from…” quote by Machiavelli Niccolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eaa/machiavelli-niccolo-50534_politics_no-one-should-marvel-at-the-ease-with-wh_1505570.jpg)