Niccolò Machiavelli quote: If they lacked the opportunity, the strength of their sprit would have been sapped; if they had lacked ability, the ...

If they lacked the opportunity, the strength of their sprit would have been sapped; if they had lacked ability, the opportunity would have been wasted.

~ Niccolò Machiavelli ~

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