Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
TACITUSTruth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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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 more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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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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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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