We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
TACITUSWhen a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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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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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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