The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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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Rumor is not always wrong
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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