Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
TACITUSIn a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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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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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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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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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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