Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
TACITUSThe 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.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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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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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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In valor there is hope.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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