The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
TACITUSIn a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
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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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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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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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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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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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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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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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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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