A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
TACITUSBy general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
More Tacitus Quotes
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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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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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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