They make a desert and call it peace.
TACITUSWe see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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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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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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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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