Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes About Imitation

Quotes about: Imitation

• A prudent man... must behave like those archers who, if they are skillful, when the target seems too distant, know the capabilities of their bow and aim a good deal higher than their objective, not in order to shoot so high but so that by aiming high they can reach the target.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Art, War, Archer

• Men walk almost always in the paths trodden by others, proceeding in their actions by imitation.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Men, Path, Action

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). “The Prince”, p.18, Race Point Publishing

• Men nearly always follow the tracks made by others and proceed in their affairs by imitation, even though they cannot entirely keep to the tracks of others or emulate the prowess of their models. So a prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Men, Track, Imitating Others

  "Memorable Quotations: Philosophers of Western Civilization". Book by Carol Dingle, p. 144, July 26, 2000.

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