None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
TACITUSAbuse 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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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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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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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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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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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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