By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
TACITUSA man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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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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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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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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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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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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