It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.Tacitus
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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When the state is most corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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