When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
TACITUSCorruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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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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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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