"Waste no time on sorrow for there is no certain tomorrow." - Lorenzo de Medici
"Always try to diffuse a situation before resorting to force." - Cosimo & Piero de Medici
"Do not act impetuously; act stealthily and move your ambassadors around to avoid their building up power bases in any one place." - Lorenzo de Medici
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Showing posts with label Cosimo de Medici. Show all posts
Sunday, April 17, 2011
378. Lessons from the Medici
Cosimo de Medici's father advised him to avoid being conspicuous, to exercise subterfuge, to rule without being seen to rule and to seek to rule the tax system.
It is sometimes necessary to ally one's fortunes with powerful but unreliable characters in order to succeed but you must understand also that handling them requires immense diplomatic skill.
Emerge as the richest man in your field, found a dynasty and start a renaissance.
It is sometimes necessary to ally one's fortunes with powerful but unreliable characters in order to succeed but you must understand also that handling them requires immense diplomatic skill.
Emerge as the richest man in your field, found a dynasty and start a renaissance.
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