Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
TACITUS[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
More Tacitus Quotes
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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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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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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