The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
TACITUSIn the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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