One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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Francesco Guicciardini
These are some quotes by Italian author Francesco Guicciardini Historian, who lived between March 6, 1483 and May 22, 1540.
Quotes by Francesco Guicciardini
I know no man who feels deeper disgust than I do at the ambition, avarice, and profligacy of the priesthood, as well because every one of these vices is odious in itself, as because each of them separately and all of them together are utterly abhorrent in men making profession of a life dedicated to God.
