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A ruler should inflict injuries all at once and grant benefits little by little
Drawn from what Niccolò Machiavelli said
What Niccolò Machiavelli actually said
- Niccolò Machiavelli Florentine political philosopher and diplomat (1469 to 1527)
For injuries ought to be done all at one time, so that, being tasted less, they offend less; benefits ought to be given little by little, so that the flavour of them may last longer.
Where this was said
↗The Prince (tr. W. K. Marriott, 1908)gutenberg.org
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