Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
TACITUSIt is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
More Tacitus Quotes
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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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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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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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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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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