The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
TACITUSWe are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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