That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
TACITUSThe desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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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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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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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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