Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
TACITUSThe word liberty has been falsely used by persons who, being degenerately profligate in private life, and mischievous in public, had no hope left but in fomenting discord.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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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 more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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