Francesco Guicciardini quotes
Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.
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 slights of many who have not been well treated disquiets us.
The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge.