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You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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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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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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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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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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Tacitus has written an entire work on the manners of the Germans. This work is short, but it comes from the pen of Tacitus, who was always concise, because he saw everything at a glance.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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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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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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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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