Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a deceitful man will always find plenty who are ready to be deceived.
Niccolo MachiavelliSo long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied.
Niccolo MachiavelliThe wish to acquire is in truth very natural and common, and men always do so when they can.but when they cannot do so, yet wish to do so by any means, then there is folly and blame.
Niccolo Machiavelli