Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
TACITUSThe hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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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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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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