Francesco Guicciardini Quotes

"One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it."
- Francesco Guicciardini

"Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them."
- Francesco Guicciardini
(Related: Chance, Friends, Nothing, Worth)

"The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident."
- Francesco Guicciardini
(Related: Actions)

"Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge."
- Francesco Guicciardini
(Related: Change, Time, Causes, Complaints, Faces, Waste)