A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
TACITUSThings forbidden have a secret charm.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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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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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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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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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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