In all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
TACITUSIn stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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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 grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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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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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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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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