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That which is good for the enemy harms you, and that which is good for you harms the enemy.

— Niccolò Machiavelli The Art of War (1520)

Quello che giova al nimico nuoce a te, e quel che giova a te nuoce al nimico.

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Rule 1 of Lord Fabrizio Colonna (Modern Italian uses nemico instead of nimico)

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