An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
TACITUSThey make solitude, which they call peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
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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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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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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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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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