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.
TACITUSLaws 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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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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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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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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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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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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