A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
TACITUSAll inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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