Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
TACITUSSo obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
More Tacitus Quotes
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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