A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
TACITUSIt is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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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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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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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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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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