The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
TACITUSPower acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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