If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
TACITUSIn valor there is hope.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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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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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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