“Experience has always shown, and reason also, that affairs which depend on many seldom succeed.”

—  Francesco Guicciardini

Ha sempre dimostrato l'esperienza, e lo dimostra la ragione, che mai succedono bene le cose che dipendono da molti.
Storia d' Italia (1537-1540)

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