We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
TACITUSThe Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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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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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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