A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
TACITUSIt is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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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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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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In valor there is hope.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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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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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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