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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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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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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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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life. [Lat., Honesta mors turpi vita potior.]
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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Our magistrates discharge their duties best at the beginning and fall off toward the end. [Lat., Initia magistratuum nostrorum meliora, ferme finis inclinat.]
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Yet the age was not so utterly destitute of virtues but that it produced some good examples. [Lat., Non tamen adeo virtutum sterile seculum, ut non et bona exempla prodiderit.]
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in spite of fortune the cowardly and the indolent are hurried by their fears,' said Plotius Firmus, Roman Praetorian Guard.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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Reckless adventure is the fool's hazard.
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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 love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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In careless ignorance they think it civilization, when in reality it is a portion of their slavery...To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false pretenses, they call empire and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
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