He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
TACITUSBodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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This I regard as history’s highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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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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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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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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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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