The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
TACITUSThey make a desert and call it peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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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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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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In valor there is hope.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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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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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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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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I am my nearest neighbour.
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