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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
Tacitus



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Author Profession: Historian
Nationality: Roman
Born: 55
Died: 120

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The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
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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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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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Words
Candor, Due, Generosity, Leads, Moderation, Ruin, Tempered, Unless
Definitions
Candor, Due, Generosity, Moderation, Ruin, Tempered, Unless
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