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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Gaius Cornelius Tacitus
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life. [Lat., Honesta mors turpi vita potior.]
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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