We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
TACITUSAll things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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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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Eloquence 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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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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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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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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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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