All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
TACITUSThings are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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