Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have — Niccolò Machiavelli
Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have — Niccolò Machiavelli
Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have — Niccolò Machiavelli
Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have — Niccolò Machiavelli
Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have — Niccolò Machiavelli
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Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have arisen in vain.

— Niccolò Machiavelli
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