Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
TACITUSWho the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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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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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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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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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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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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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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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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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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