The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
TACITUSEven the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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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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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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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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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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