A bad peace is even worse than war.
TACITUSThose in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
More Tacitus Quotes
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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