A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
TACITUSIt is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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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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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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All those things that are now field to be of the greatest antiquity were at one time new; what we to-day hold up by example will rank hereafter as precedent.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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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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