Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
TACITUSChristianity is a pestilent superstition.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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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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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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