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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth. - [Calumny] None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted. - [Proverbs] Not because of any extraordinary talents did he succeed, but because he had a capacity on a level for business and not above it. - [Business] One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech. - [Proverbs] People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity. - [Flattery] Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose. - [Proverbs] Prosperity is the touchstone of virtue; for it is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. - [Prosperity] Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader. - [Leadership] The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. - [Courage] The hatred of persons related to each other is the most violent. - [Hatred] The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion. - [Proverbs] The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast. - [Power] The mob have neither judgment nor principle,--ready to bawl at night for the reverse of what they desired in the morning. - [Mob] The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers. - [Proverbs] The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced except by taxes. - [Taxes] There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor. - [Virtue] There were in him candor and generosity, which, unless tempered by due moderation, lead to ruin. - [Generosity] They make a desert and they call it peace. - [Proverbs] They shone forth the more that they were not seen. [Lat., Eo magis praefulgebant quod non videbantur.] - adapted from "Annals", bk. III, 76 [Oblivion] This I hold to be the chief office of history, to rescue virtuous actions from the oblivion to which a want of records would consign them, and that men should feel a dread of being considered infamous in the opinions of posterity, from their depraved expressions and base actions. - [History] To resist violence is implanted in the nature of man. - [Rebellion] Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer. - [Proverbs] Truth is strengthened by observation and time, pretences by haste and uncertainty. - [Truth] Valor is the contempt of death and pain. - [Valor] We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events. - [Proverbs] Displaying page 2 of 5 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 [2] 3 4 5
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