Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
TACITUSEloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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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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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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