They make solitude, which they call peace.
TACITUSForethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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