There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
TACITUSNecessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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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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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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