Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
TACITUSThey make solitude, which they call peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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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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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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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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