So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
TACITUSAdversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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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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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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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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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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