None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
TACITUSWho the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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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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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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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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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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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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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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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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