Disadvantages Quotes
We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose.
"Storia d' Italia". Book by Francesco Guicciardini, 1561.
One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that occasionally you're obliged to act like one
"Fictional character: Marcus Licinius Crassus". "Spartacus", 1960.
Vladimir Nabokov (2016). “Lolita”, p.166, Hamilton Books
Nobody owes me anything. I am not at a disadvantage. I am equipped, empowered, and anointed.
Joel Osteen (2014). “Daily Readings from Break Out!: 365 Devotions to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life”, p.427, Hachette UK
Prudence therefore consists in knowing how to distinguish degrees of disadvantage.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas Moore (2010). “Machiavelli, More & Luther”, p.78, Cosimo, Inc.
Lord Chesterfield (2008). “The Modern Chesterfield”, p.250, Wildside Press LLC
Carl Gustav Jung, Herbert Read, Michael Scott Montague Fordham, Gerhard Adler (1977). “The Collected Works of C.G. Jung: The Symbolic life”
The party that negotiates in haste is often at a disadvantage.
Howard Raiffa, John Richardson, David Metcalfe (2002). “Negotiation Analysis: The Science and Art of Collaborative Decision Making”, p.93, Harvard University Press