"Men are always averse to enterprises in which……" — Niccolo Machiavelli
"Men are always averse to enterprises in which they foresee difficulties."
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303 Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
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One man should not be afraid of improving his posessions, lest they be taken away from him, or another deterred…
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Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone.
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The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.
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Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.
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The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.
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So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises,…
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One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces.
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Good order makes men bold, and confusion, cowards.
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Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.
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To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.
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One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions,…
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You do not know the unfathomable cowardice of humanity...servile in the face of force, pitiless in the face of weakness,…
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More Averse Quotes
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In this world of Maya, which is averse to the Lord, full of trials and tribulations, only patience, humility and…
— Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
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And now when we hear that Iran and Iraq plan to cooperate more closely and that a fundamentalist is coming…
— Otto Schily
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When I was a kid out here in L.A., I was homeless, I didn't have any money and I was…
— Thomas Jane
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Careless of censure, nor too fond of fame, Still pleased to praise, yet not afraid to blame, Averse alike to…
— Alexander Pope
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Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Rather it…
— Donald Rumsfeld
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What female heart can gold despise? What cat 's averse to fish?
— Thomas Gray
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I'm not averse to being tied up in silk scarves. I like a man to take charge. There's something very…
— Eva Longoria
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To use the image of Che Guevara to sell vodka is a slur on his name and memory. He never…
— Alberto Korda
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God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
— Aeschylus
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When you train your employees to be risk averse, then you're preparing your whole company to be reward challenged.
— Morgan Spurlock
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Some people are averse to competition and allow the words 'co-operation' and 'humanism' to drool from their mouths, apparently meaning…
— Laurance Labadie
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I had accumulated some capital and was at an age at which I was interested in generating income. But even…
— James MacArthur
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