Results are often obtained by impetuosity and daring which could never…

Niccolo Machiavelli
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Results are often obtained by impetuosity and daring which could never have been obtained by ordinary methods. ✨ Niccolo Machiavelli (2013). The Discourses, p.469, Penguin UK
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Results are often obtained by impetuosity and daring which could never have been obtained by ordinary methods. ✨ Niccolo Machiavelli (2013). The Discourses, p.469, Penguin UK

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