No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
TACITUSNothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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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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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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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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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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