Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
TACITUSBenefits 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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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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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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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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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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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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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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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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