The gods are on the side of the stronger.
TACITUSNone grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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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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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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