A bad peace is even worse than war.
TACITUSZealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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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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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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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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