The Prince
Am I facing how the world actually works, rather than how it ought to work?
📝ONGO's Reflection
Mistaken as the very byword for cunning and intrigue, this book is in truth the fierce survival report of one who descended to the darkest floor of human nature. His sentences, which strip away the wrapping of morality and ideals to show the bare face of power, are chilling and yet seductive. They remind us that to keep ourselves unwounded before the world's cold reality, we sometimes need both the cunning of the fox and the courage of the lion. When you have crashed against the wall of reality while lost in idealism, I hope you will open this book like a cold weapon that tempers you.
"Fortune is the arbiter of one-half of our actions, but she still leaves us to direct the other half."Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"운명은 강물과 같아서, 평소에 제방을 쌓아 대비하지 않으면 모든 것을 휩쓸어버린다."
🌱Apply It Today
For the decisions you face today, set aside your feelings and vague ideals entirely. Practice choosing coolly, judged only by the most realistic, practical outcome.
