Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
TACITUSIn 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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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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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 bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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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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