Good captains never come to the fore unless necessity constrains them or opportunity calls them.

Niccolò Machiavelli · Dell'arte della guerra / Citazioni

I buoni capitani non vengono mai a giornata se la necessità non gli strigne o la occasione non gli chiama.

Good captains never come to the fore unless necessity constrains them or opportunity calls them.

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Niccolò Machiavelli · Dell'arte della guerra / Citazioni

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