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Small: A bad peace is even worse than war
Tacitus
"A bad peace is even worse than war"
Tacitus, Historian
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Small: The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise
Tacitus
"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise"
Tacitus, Historian
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Small: Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from
Tacitus
"Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from"
Tacitus, Historian
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Small: Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to hav
Tacitus
"Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it"
Tacitus, Historian
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Small: In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit,
Sallust
"In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery
Sallust
"In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure
Sallust
"Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer
Sallust
"It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but t
Sallust
"As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure
Tacitus
"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure"
Tacitus, Historian
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Small: He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise t
Tacitus
"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"
Tacitus, Historian
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Small: We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve
Sallust
"We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord
Sallust
"Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: Most honorable are services rendered to the State even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be desp
Sallust
"Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude
Sallust
"Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the
Sallust
"It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and see
Sallust
"He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and seeks the credit of a task well and skillfully performed"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible
Sallust
"Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means
Sallust
"A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: Necessity makes even the timid brave
Sallust
"Necessity makes even the timid brave"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity
Sallust
"All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought
Sallust
"Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests
Sallust
"No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers many take them more seriously than is right
Sallust
"No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay
Sallust
"Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it
"To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections
"This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected
Julius Caesar
"No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: Men willingly believe what they wish
Julius Caesar
"Men willingly believe what they wish"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true
Julius Caesar
"Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish
Julius Caesar
"Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking
Julius Caesar
"It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes
Julius Caesar
"In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it
Julius Caesar
"If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: I love the name of honor, more than I fear death
Julius Caesar
"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory
Julius Caesar
"I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments
Julius Caesar
"I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome
Julius Caesar
"I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: I came, I saw, I conquered
Julius Caesar
"I came, I saw, I conquered"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes
Julius Caesar
"Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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