The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every ... - Niccolò Machiavelli

This quote is attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli.

"The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous."

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Philosopher Writer Italian 1469–1527

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