Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
TACITUSFormerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
TACITUSThe more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
TACITUSA man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
TACITUSIn valor there is hope.
TACITUSZealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
TACITUSNone grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
TACITUSCorruptisima republica plurimae leges.
TACITUSWe see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
TACITUSSolitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
TACITUSThe unknown always passes for the marvellous.
TACITUSEloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
TACITUSTo show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
TACITUSIn stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
TACITUSForethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
TACITUS[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
TACITUSThe most seditious is the most cowardly.
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