The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
TACITUSReckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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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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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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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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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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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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