Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
TACITUSCassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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