All those things that are now field to be of the greatest antiquity were at one time new; what we to-day hold up by example will rank hereafter as precedent.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
More Tacitus Quotes
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All those things that are now field to be of the greatest antiquity were at one time new; what we to-day hold up by example will rank hereafter as precedent.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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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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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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