Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
TACITUSIt is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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