Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
TACITUSThere are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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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 desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you 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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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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