Francesco Guicciardini Quotes

To relinquish a present good through apprehension of a future evil is in most instances unwise ... from a fear which may afterwards turn out groundless you lost the good that lay within your grasp.

Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.

He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set on the contrary he who imitates what is good always falls short.

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends never lose a chance to make them.

It is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear.

As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear the example of one we see abundantly rewarded cheers and encourages us far more than the sight of many who have not been well treated disquiets us.

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.