Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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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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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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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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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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