The gods are on the side of the stronger.
TACITUSOnce killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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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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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Following Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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