Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
TACITUSForethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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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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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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