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Quotation from The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
“men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, because it belongs to everybody to see you, to few to come in touch with you”
The Prince, Chapter XVIII, trans. W. K. Marriott (1908)
Why appearing virtuous matters more to a ruler than being virtuous.
Citation: "men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, because it belongs to everybody to see you, to few to come in touch with you" — Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, Chapter XVIII, trans. W. K. Marriott (1908). (id the-prince-q9)
Portrait: Portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli, Santi di Tito, Public domain.
