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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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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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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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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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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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Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.
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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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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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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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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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