"A prudent man should always…" — Niccolo Machiavelli

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Un homme prudent devrait toujours suivre le chemin parcouru par les grands hommes et imiter ceux qui sont les plus excellents

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Translations

“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both”

Niccolo Machiavelli

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