[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
TACITUSA 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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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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In valor there is hope.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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