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Table des matières
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Ancient Sources | 129 |
Tacitusquotations in the Politica | 163 |
Conclusion | 199 |
Summary of the Politica | 205 |
Principles of this edition | 216 |
APPENDICES | 711 |
Notes | 785 |
Bibliography | 799 |
Indices | 823 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Adversus ancient Annai Annals Antwerp appears apud Aristotle atque autem Bellarmino Benci CAPUT caussa censor chapter Cicero Ciceronian citations civil commonplace-book Consilio Constantia Coornhert Curt deceit defend discussion Dutch Republic Dutch Revolt edition eius enim etiam etsi expurgated haec Hist ibidem idem ilia ilium illi illud Janus Dousa Jesuit Justus Lipsius king Leiden Louvain Lucretius Machiavelli magis mihi monarchy moral Neostoicism neque nihil nisi Notae Oestreich omnes omni omnia original context peace Peregrinus philosophy Plin Plutarch Politica political theory political thought Polybius potest prince prince's Principi Prudence Prudentia quae quam quia quibus quid quidem quod quoque quotations quoted reader reason rebus religion religious rerum saepe Sallust semper Seneca sententiae sine sive soldiers Stoic Stoicism sunt Tacitus tamen things tibi virtue vita vita activa
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Page 140 - And it came to pass, as they still went on and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Page 43 - ... how we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done will rather learn to bring about his own ruin than his preservation.
Page 43 - Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and would not observe their faith with you, so you are not bound to keep faith with them.
Page 139 - Parents are dear; dear are children, relatives, friends; one native land embraces all our loves; and who that is true would hesitate to give his life for her, if by his death he could render her a service?
Page 142 - XII. Let it be set down as an established principle, then, that what is morally wrong can never be expedient — not even when one secures by means of it that which one thinks expedient ; for the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally 50 wrong, is demoralizing.
Page 665 - O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Page 62 - ... should have the rest. I find that this Marcus Lepidus played a wise and noble part in events. He often palliated the brutalities caused by other people's sycophancy. And he had a sense of proportion— for he enjoyed unbroken influence and favour with Tiberius. This compels me to doubt whether, like other things, the friendships and enmities of rulers depend on destiny and the luck of a man's birth.
Page 512 - Fraus" definiert Lipsius als [...] argutum consilium a virtute aut legibus deuium, regis regnique bono. Ea triplex: Louis, Media, Magna. Illam appello, quae haut longe a virtute abit, malitiae rore leuiter aspersa. in quo genere mihi est Diffidentia, et Dissimulatio. Mediam, quae ab eadem virtute flectit longius, et ad vitii confinia venit. in qua pono Conciliationem, et Deceptionem. Tertiam, quae non a virtute solum sed legibus etiam recedit, malitiae iam robustae et perfectae. vti sunt Perfidia,...
Page 326 - Pulcrum eminere est inter illustres viros, consulere patriae, parcere afflictis, fera caede abstinere, tempus atque irae dare, orbi quietem, saeculo pacem suo.
Page 71 - ... in corpore si quid eius modi est quod reliquo corpori noceat, id uri secarique patimur ut membrum aliquod potius quam totum corpus intereat. sic in rei publicae corpore, ut totum salvum sit, quicquid est pestiferum, amputetur. 16 dura vox! multo ilia durior: 'salvi sint improbi, scelerati, impii; deleantur innocentes, honesti, boni, tota res publica!

