@eightfoldpath: There is no glory in being the most moral corpse on the battlefield. Machiavelli understood that the world is not a meritocracy of goodness; it is a hierarchy of power. When you demand fairness in a game defined by deception, you are not being virtuous; you are being naive. The only rule that matters is reality. If you bring a moral compass to a knife fight, you don't just lose the fight; you lose the capacity to do good effectively. Play the board as it is, not as you wish it to be. #motivation #discipline #stoicism #motivationalquotes #machiavelli