This collection of maxims from renowned Italian historian and politician Francesco Guicciardini offers readers a glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance. Guicciardini's maxims touch on a wide range of topics from politics to ethics, offering readers a well-rounded understanding of his beliefs and philosophy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Maxims of Francis Guicciardini: With Parallel Passages From the Works of Machiavelli, Lord Bacon, Pascal, Rochefoucault, Montesquieu, Mr. Burke, Prince Tallerand, M. Guizot, and Others The observations of the practised Statesman, page 139, Maxim 135, whosoever doth lose a Beginning, though it be small, doth often lose the introduction and admittance to great Things, and page 83, Maxim 78, Let him who would be employed, beware of letting the possession of Business be drawn away from him; for one thing doth give occasion to another are confirmed by the rise of his own dignities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.