“...discontented inhabitants who willingly admit a foreign power either through excessive ambition or through fear, as was the case with the Etolians,… — 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 Machiavelli 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 Great person Copy Share Image
“These opportunities, then, gave these men the chance they needed, and their great abilities made them recognize it.” — Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli 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,… — Machiavelli Niccolo Politics Copy Share Image
