Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked. (Niccolò Machiavelli)

Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.

Niccolò Machiavelli

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