“Keep your eye fixed not so much on what they [people] ought in reason to do, as on what they are likely to do based on their disposition and habits.” PeopleReasonEyeOughtHabitFixedDisposition Author:Francesco Guicciardini
“Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.” StatesEyeEarsAmbassadorsStatesmanship Book:The history of Italy: from the year 1490 to 1532 Source: The history of Italy: from the year 1490 to 1532