We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
TACITUSAdversity deprives us of our judgment.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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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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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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