Choose Your Mentors
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6 mentors found
Niccolò Machiavelli
Renaissance Italy (15th-16th century)
Known for
Political philosopher whose name became synonymous with cunning statecraft and ruthless pragmatism
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both
From: Machiavelli, Volume I
107 mentor adoptions
Sun Tzu
The Art of War author
Known for
Strategy, preparation, and winning without fighting
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
From: The Art of War
104 mentor adoptions
Cleopatra VII
Ancient Egypt/Rome (1st Century BCE)
Known for
Last Pharaoh of Egypt, diplomat, and political survivor
"I will not be triumphed over."
From: Cleopatra — Complete
94 mentor adoptions
Napoleon Bonaparte
18th-19th Century France
Known for
Military genius, Emperor, and architect of modern Europe
"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."
From: Famous leaders among men
46 mentor adoptions
G. Westinghouse
19th-20th Century America
Known for
Air brakes, AC power systems, and ethical business leadership
"If someday they say of me that in my work I have contributed something to the welfare and happiness of my fellow man, I shall be satisfied."
From: Historical Figures Collection
43 mentor adoptions
Otto von Bismarck
19th century Prussia/Germany
Known for
Iron Chancellor who unified Germany through Realpolitik and strategic brilliance
Politics is the art of the possible
From: The Life of Bismarck, Private and Political: With Descriptive Notices of His Ancestry
19 mentor adoptions