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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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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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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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When the state is most corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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