Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
TACITUSTo rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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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 love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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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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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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