.
It can
be observed
that men use var
ious methods in
pursuing their o
wn personal obj
e ctives, t h at is
glory and r iches
One man proceed
s with circums pe
ction, another Im
petu ousity ; o n e
uses violence, a n
other stratagem ;
one man goes a b
out things patient
ly , another d o es
the opposite ; and yet every
one , for all this diversity of method
, can reach his ob jective . It can a ls o
be observed that the two circumspect
men, one willach ieve his end, the
o t h e r n o t.
P.131 "The Prince"
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)