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The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
They are safe in their number and their close array.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
