Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
TACITUSLegions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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