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 wolves.

— Machiavelli Early Modern

The Prince, political philosophy

Context

From 'The Prince'

Date / Period

1532

Source

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Prince

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Cross Reference

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