All 3 Uses of
impetuous
in
The Prince
- One can also see of two cautious men the one attain his end, the other fail; and similarly, two men by different observances are equally successful, the one being cautious, the other impetuous; all this arises from nothing else than whether or not they conform in their methods to the spirit of the times.†
Chpt 25impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
- Pope Julius the Second went to work impetuously in all his affairs, and found the times and circumstances conform so well ... that he always met with success.
Chpt 25 *
- Therefore Julius with his impetuous action accomplished what no other pontiff with simple human wisdom could have done; for if he had waited in Rome until he could get away, with his plans arranged and everything fixed, as any other pontiff would have done, he would never have succeeded.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought) -- often with an unfortunate consequence