The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
TACITUSNo one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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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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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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