Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
TACITUSThe gods are on the side of the stronger.
More Tacitus Quotes
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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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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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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