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496 year old repost? ``It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, tha
by bena 17y ago
496 year old repost?
``It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order, this lukewarmness arising partly from fear of their adversaries, who have the laws in their favour; and partly from the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had the actual experience of it.''
- Niccolò Machiavelli
But seriously, it's not like this is a new or previously unknown phenomenon. This is just a fluff piece from a fluff site.
- jyellin 17y agoThis is definitely not an earth shattering message and most certainly nothing that we have not intuitively known based on our prior life experiences. But what is profound about this post is that your perspective is different today, then when you first had this thought or read something like this in the past. Our perspectives change in second, which enables us to have a different interpretation of the same experience regardless of the amount of time since the initial occurrence took place. These are the types of messages that need to echo, loud and clear, because their underlying meaning could never be heard enough... The quote by Niccolò Machiavelli is incredible!
- bena 17y agoYou know what? That is an excellent point.