Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
TACITUSIt is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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