Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
TACITUSIt is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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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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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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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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