A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
TACITUSLegions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
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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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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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