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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
Tacitus
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose. [Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus exercuit.]
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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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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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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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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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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The images of twenty of the most illustrious families the Manlii, the Quinctii, and other names of equal splendour were carried before it [the bier of Junia]. Those of Brutus and Cassius were not displayed but for that very reason they shone with pre-eminent lustre.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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To abandon your shield is the basest of crimes nor may a man thus disgraced be present at the sacred rites, or enter their council many, indeed, after escaping from battle, have ended their infamy with the halter.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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