War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
TACITUSThe love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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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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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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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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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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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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