Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
TACITUSAll 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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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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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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[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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In all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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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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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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