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Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed.
As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear, the example of one we see abundantly rewarded cheers and encourages us far more than the slights of many who have not been well treated disquiets us.
One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.
The return we reap from generous... (more Francesco Guicciardini quotes)
| Republican Realism in Renaissance Florence (Francesco Guicciardini's Discorso Di Logrogno) by Athanasios Moulakis | |
| The life of Francesco Guicciardini by Roberto Ridolfi | |
| Istoria d'Italia di Messer Francesco Guicciardini ridotta alla miglior lezione con le notizie della vita e delle opere dell'autore, Vols 1 - 4. by Francesco Guicciardini |
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