Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
TACITUSThe unknown always passes for the marvellous.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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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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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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In valor there is hope.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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