Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make m…

Niccolo Machiavelli
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Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so. ✨ The Art of War. Book by Niccolò Machiavelli, as translated by Neal Wood (1965), 1520.
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