By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
TACITUSAll things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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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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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Rumor is not always wrong
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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