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Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes: The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they receive.
         

The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they receive.


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Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.



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A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.



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