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.
TACITUS[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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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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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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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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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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