Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine.
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Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine.
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Dallington, Robert, 1561-1637.
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London :: Imprinted [by R. Field] for Edward Blount,
1613.
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Aphorisms and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Political science -- Early works to 1800.
Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Italy -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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APHORISME XX.
IT is no Paradox, to be rich with little, nor to be poore with much because Content is the poore mans riches, and Desire the rich mans pouertie, which is neuer sa∣tisfied. For whereas all things in nature are finite and terminable within the limits of their peculiar pe∣riod, and all humors and affections of the minde are fixed vpon their proper obiects, and quietly setled in the center of their fruition; onely that of ambitious Couetise is infinite and endlesse: For it giues as much vexation of soule after the purchase acquired, as there was at first trauaile in the acquiring; still suggesting and supplying new fewell to the fire of his desire.* 1.1
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Lewes 12. is peacefully possessed of the Duchie of Millan: no one towne there of is out of his hands, but onely Cremona and Ghi∣aradadda, which the Venetians hold by vertue of the late coue∣nants made betweene them, when they both entred into the war vpon this State. The King is not yet satisfied: those two Peeces are eye-sores to him: he therefore treates of a peace with the Emperour, both to be eased of a great deale of charge and dan∣ger, as also to obtaine the Inuestiture of this Duchie, but especi∣ally to haue free power to offend the Venetians, and to rincor∣porate those two faire members Cremona and Ghiaradadda into the body of this State: and then after to take from them Bergamo, Crema and Brescia, all branches of the same tree, but lopped off, and quietly possessed by the Venetians, euer since the time of Philip-Maria Visconti.
Notes
* 1.1
Difficile est nos contentos esse eo quod offert occasio: quippe sordent prima quae∣que, cum maiora sperantur.* 1.2
Omnis cupido acquirendi, ex opinione inopiae venit: nec refert quàm magnum sit quod tibi minus est.* 1.3
Dell' hauere ottenute le cose desiderate, s'accrescono sempre i disegni.
Nemo quos vincit, sed à quibus vincatur aspicit: Et illis non tam iucundum est multos videre post se, quàm graue aliquem ante se.