Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
TACITUSIn valor there is hope.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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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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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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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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