Men walk almost always in the paths trodden by others, proceeding in their actions by imitation.
Niccolo MachiavelliFor it must be noted, that men must either be caressed or else annihilated; they will revenge themselves for small injuries, but cannot do so for great ones; the injury therefore that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance.
Niccolo Machiavelli