Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
TACITUSLust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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In valor there is hope.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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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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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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