There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
Tacitus
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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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed which turn to a man's ruin, unless tempered with discretion.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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