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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.

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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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Guilt Hated Inside Prefer Sorrow Strong Traitor
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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