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Saggi Morali
English translations of this work exist from another source language, but this specific text has never been translated.
The work 'Saggi Morali' (1618) is an Italian translation of Francis Bacon's 'Essays'. The 'Essays' were originally written in English by Bacon. Therefore, the Italian 'Saggi Morali' is a translation of the original English work, not the other way around. There is no English translation of the Italian 'Saggi Morali' because the Italian text is itself a translation of the English original.
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Francis Bacon strips away the illusions of power to reveal how human nature dictates the success or failure of states. Read these essays to understand why the smartest path to influence is often the most grounded one.