Niccolo Machiavelli - If an injury has to be done to a man

Niccolò Machiavelli Quote: “If an injury has to be done to a man it should be

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

Injuries, therefore, should be inflicted all at once, that their ill savour being less lasting may the less offend; whereas, benefits should be conferred little by little, that so they may be