“He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.” – Niccolo Machiavelli
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"He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss." – Niccolo Machiavelli
"He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss." – Niccolo Machiavelli
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