We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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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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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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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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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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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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