Quote by Niccolò Machiavelli

"The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten off wolves."

Niccolò Machiavelli Leadership
Philosopher Writer Italian 1469–1527

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