Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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God
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There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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good
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There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true. – Blaise Pascal

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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. – Walter Lippmann

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Most of us women like men, you know its just that we find them a constant disappointment. – Clare Short

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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power. – Abraham Lincoln

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