Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
TACITUSSo as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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In valor there is hope.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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