Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
TACITUSThe worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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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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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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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 desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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In valor there is hope.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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