Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
TACITUSBodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
More Tacitus Quotes
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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In all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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