The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
So, as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
It is easier for a republican form of government to be applauded than realized
Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it
It is human nature to hate those whom you have injured
Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions
Love of fame is the last thing even the wise give up
Posterity will pay everyone their due.
In valor there is hope.
The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
The principle office of history I take to be this to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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
He had talents equal to business, and aspired no higher
The more corrupt the state, the more laws.
They (the Romans) make a desert, and they call it peace
When monarchs through their bloodthirsty commanders lay waste a country, they dignify their atrocity by calling it Making Peace
Posterity gives every man his true value.
Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
They make a wilderness and call it peace.
The desire for fame is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise
Reason and calm judgment the qualities especially belonging to a leader.
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