[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
TACITUSIt is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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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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