Cornelius Nepos Quotes

• The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.

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  Inspirational, Leadership, Sadness

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• After darkness comes the light.

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  Light, Darkness

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• No evil is great if it is the last.

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  Evil, Lasts, Ifs

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• No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.

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  Government, Safe, Goodwill

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• No government is safe unless it is protected by the good will of the people.

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  Government, People, Patriotism

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• Peace is obtained by war.

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  War

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• In friendship similarity of character has more weight than kinship.

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  Real, Character, Weight

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• Tasteful rather than expensive.

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  Expensive

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• So that he seemed not to relinquish life, but to leave one home for another.

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  Death, Home, Dying

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• That evil can never be great which is the last.

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  Death, Evil, Lasts

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