The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
TACITUSMany who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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