Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
TACITUSChristianity is a pestilent superstition.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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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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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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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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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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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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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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