Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief, in denying them.Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.”
“Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.”
— NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
Political philosopher and diplomat · 1469 – 1527
Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and political philosopher of the Renaissance. His treatise The Prince, published after his death, examined the acquisition and maintenance of political power and made his name a byword for political realism.
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