Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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It 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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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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