No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the en…

Niccolo Machiavelli
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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution. ✨ The Art of War by Niccolo Machiavelli, Book 7, as translated by Neal Wood (1965), 1520.
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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution. ✨ The Art of War by Niccolo Machiavelli, Book 7, as translated by Neal Wood (1965), 1520.

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