Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
TACITUSRulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
More Tacitus Quotes
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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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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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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In valor there is hope.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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