The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
TACITUSZealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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In valor there is hope.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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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 common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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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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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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