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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.

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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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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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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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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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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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In 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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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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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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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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