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Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy.

Rabiem livoris acerbi
Nulla potest placare quies.

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Nothing is more annoying than a low man raised to a high position.

The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings; and edicts are of less power than the life of the ruler.

They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a greater fall.

That man is deceived who thinks it slavery to live under an excellent prince. Never does liberty appear in a more gracious form than under a pious king.

The people become more observant of justice, and do not refuse to submit to the laws when they see them obeyed by their enactor.

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