Francesco Guicciardini - Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtain...

Francesco Guicciardini Zitate

Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtained them beyond my wishes or hopes. Yet never have I found in them that content which I had figured beforehand in my mind. A strong reason, if we well consider it, why we should disencumber ourselves of vain desires.

Francesco Guicciardini

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Wie andere Männer habe ich Ehrungen und Vorlieben gesucht und sie oft über meine Wünsche oder Hoffnungen hinaus erhalten. Noch nie habe ich in ihnen den Inhalt gefunden, den ich zuvor in meinem Kopf gefunden hatte. Ein starker Grund, wenn wir es gut überlegen, warum wir uns von eitlen Wünschen entlasten sollten.

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