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I am my nearest neighbour.

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity while some hold for certain facts the most precarious hearsays, others turn facts into falsehood and both are exaggerated by posterity.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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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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[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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