Powerful quote from the Prince.
“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, historian, and philosopher during the Renaissance. He is most famous for his book The Prince where he outlines political advice on how to maintain control in Italy. In the book, he argues that “the ends justify the means” when it comes to governing a state.