[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
TACITUSNone make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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