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.
TACITUSSolitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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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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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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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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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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