Francesco Guicciardini Quotes on Virtue
Francesco Guicciardini was an Italian Renaissance historian, statesman, and political philosopher and one of the founding figures of modern historiography. This page collects quotes attributed to Francesco Guicciardini on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Francesco Guicciardini:
“Let no one trust so much in another's natural goodness as not to fortify himself with reason and prudence.”
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Attributed to Francesco Guicciardini:
“The world is so made that those who do not push are pushed.”
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Attributed to Francesco Guicciardini:
“Discretion in speaking is rarer than wisdom in thinking.”
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Attributed to Francesco Guicciardini:
“Whoever is content with little is rich; whoever is not, is poor though he have all.”