Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
TACITUSIn all things there is a law of cycles.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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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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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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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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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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