[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
TACITUSOther men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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In valor there is hope.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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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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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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