It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
TACITUSMiseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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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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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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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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In valor there is hope.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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