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... dæmon , was Machiavel . He first taught , that a man must ne- Lessarily appear weak , to be honest . Hence it gains upon the imagination , that a great is not so despi- cable as a little villain ; and men are insensibly led to a belief ...
... dæmon , was Machiavel . He first taught , that a man must ne- Lessarily appear weak , to be honest . Hence it gains upon the imagination , that a great is not so despi- cable as a little villain ; and men are insensibly led to a belief ...
Page 235
... dæmon ; as if it were a more eligible character to be a powerful enemy , than an able friend . But it ought to be a mortification to men affected this way , that there wants but little more than instinct to be considerable in it ; for ...
... dæmon ; as if it were a more eligible character to be a powerful enemy , than an able friend . But it ought to be a mortification to men affected this way , that there wants but little more than instinct to be considerable in it ; for ...
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