Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
TACITUSIt is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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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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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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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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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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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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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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