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He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set on the contrary he who imi...

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Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends never lose a chance to make them.

As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear the example of one we see abundantly rewarde...

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To relinquish a present good through apprehension of a future evil is in most instances unwise ... f...

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It is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear.

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Francesco Guicciardini

Historian

Born: 1483-03-06

Died: 1540-05-22

Francesco Guicciardini (6 March 1483 – 22 May 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. In his masterpiece, The History of Italy, Guicciardini paved the way for a new style in historiography with his use of government sources to support arguments and the realistic analysis of the people and events of his time.More