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A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.

A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Father, Son, Loss

One can generally say this about men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, greedy for gain; and while you work for their good they are completely yours, offering you their blood, their property, their lives, and their sons when danger is far away; but when it comes nearer to you, they turn away.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Philosophical, Son, Men

Niccolo Machiavelli (1979). “The Portable Machiavelli”, p.93, Penguin