Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
TACITUSIt is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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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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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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