The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
TACITUSWho the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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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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