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Auctor nominis eius Christus,Tiberio imperitante, per procuratorem Pontium Pilatum, supplicio affectus erat. Christ, the leader of the sect, had been put to death by the procurator Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius.

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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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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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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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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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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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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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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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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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