None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
TACITUSIf we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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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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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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