It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
TACITUSNo one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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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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