"Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without……" — Francesco Guicciardini
"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."
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Francesco Guicciardini
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24 Quotes by Francesco Guicciardini
Francesco Guicciardini has 24 quotes on this site.
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Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.
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Experience has always shown, and reason also, that affairs which depend on many seldom succeed.
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We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose.
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He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates…
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...be more guided by hope than fear.
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Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame…
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Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed.
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Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him…
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It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make…
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There is nothing so fleeting as the memory of benefits received.
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I know no man who feels deeper disgust than I do at the ambition, avarice, and profligacy of the priesthood,…
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More Companion Quotes
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
— Saint Augustine
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What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and…
— Diane Ackerman
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Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
— Francis Bacon
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Death is a companion for all of us, whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we're aware of it or…
— Alan Ball
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He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual…
— Isaac Barrow
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Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she…
— Francis Beaumont
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship…
— Joseph Addison
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There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I…
— Buffalo Bill
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People always joke that 'dog' spells 'god' backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down…
— Linda Blair
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For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my…
— Erma Bombeck
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Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and…
— Daniel Boone
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