An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
TACITUSThe wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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