Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
TACITUSThere are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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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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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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Rumor is not always wrong
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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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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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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