Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
TACITUSThe brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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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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Rumor is not always wrong
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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