The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
TACITUSThe changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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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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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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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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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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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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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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