Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
TACITUSLegions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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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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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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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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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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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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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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