Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
TACITUSConspicuous by his absence.
More Tacitus Quotes
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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Following Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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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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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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