4 Francesco Guicciardini Quotes about Will

Francesco Guicciardini
” Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience. “


” Pay no heed to those who tell you that they have relinquished place and power of their own accord, and from their love of quiet. For almost always they have been brought to this retirement by their insufficiency and against their will. “


” It is a great matter to be in authority over others, for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources. “


” If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish – in fact, they almost get done by themselves. If you undertake them before the time is right, not only will they fail, but they will often become impossible to accomplish even when the time would have been right. “



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Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.
Pay no heed to those who tell you that they have relinquished place and power of their own accord, and from their love of quiet. For almost always they have been brought to this retirement by their insufficiency and against their will.


It is a great matter to be in authority over others, for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.
If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish - in fact, they almost get done by themselves. If you undertake them before the time is right, not only will they fail, but they will often become impossible to accomplish even when the time would have been right.
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