Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
TACITUSCrime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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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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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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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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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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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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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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