“The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.”
Quote by Cornelius Nepos
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Cornelius Nepos
Cornelius Nepos was a Roman biographer who lived from 100 BC to 24 BC. He is renowned for his 'Lives of the Eminent Philosophers', a collection of biographies of notable philosophers. His writing is characterized by its brevity and directness, reflecting the Roman approach to biography. more
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