Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
TACITUSAll enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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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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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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