“The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.Niccolò Machiavelli
“The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.Niccolò Machiavelli
“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.Niccolò Machiavelli
“Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.Niccolò Machiavelli
“Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.Niccolò Machiavelli