By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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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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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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The 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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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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