Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
TACITUSThe love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
More Tacitus Quotes
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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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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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