Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
TACITUSBe 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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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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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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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 the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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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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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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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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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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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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