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.

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Francesco Guicciardini was a medieval Italian writer, historian, and politician. Francesco Guicciardini was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Success — Insights on achievement, ambition, and reaching your goals
  • Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment

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