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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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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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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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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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He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
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