It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
TACITUSHe (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
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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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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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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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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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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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