A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
TACITUSLust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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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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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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