Giovanni Francesco Lottini Quote

He who has powerful enemies should, for his own protection and their undoing, firmly believe two things, apparently contradictory; first that they are both bold and prudent, and secondly that with all their prudence they are capable of making mistakes.


Avvedimenti Civili (1574)


He who has powerful enemies should, for his own protection and their undoing, firmly believe two things, apparently contradictory; first that they...

He who has powerful enemies should, for his own protection and their undoing, firmly believe two things, apparently contradictory; first that they...

He who has powerful enemies should, for his own protection and their undoing, firmly believe two things, apparently contradictory; first that they...

He who has powerful enemies should, for his own protection and their undoing, firmly believe two things, apparently contradictory; first that they...