By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
TACITUSNo hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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