A battle that you win cancels any other bad action of yours. In the same way, by losing one, all the...

A battle that you win cancels any other bad action of yours. In the same way, by losing one, all the good things worked by you before become vain.

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Also know as Niccolò Machiavelli

Italian politician, writer and author

May 3rd, 1469 - June 21st, 1527

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