"The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment."

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I hold it to be of great prudence for men to abstain from threats and insulting words towards any one, for neither the one nor the other in any way diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious, and the other increases his hatred of you, and makes him more persevering in his efforts to injure you

— Niccolo Machiavelli