The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
TACITUSIt is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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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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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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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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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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