A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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Abuse 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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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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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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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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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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