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.
TACITUSIt is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
More Tacitus Quotes
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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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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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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