Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
TACITUSWe extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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In all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
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In valor there is hope.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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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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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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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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