Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
TACITUSCruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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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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This I regard as history’s highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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