When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
TACITUSThe desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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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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They terrify lest they should fear.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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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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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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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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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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In valor there is hope.
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