A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
TACITUSIn all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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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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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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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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He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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