All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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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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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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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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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Following Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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