There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
TACITUSChristianity is a pestilent superstition.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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