War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
TACITUSSo as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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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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