Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
TACITUSRemedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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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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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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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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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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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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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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