Tacitus Quotes

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Burden Injury Man Pleasure Ready Revenge
Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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Absence Circumstance Portrait
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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Expression Finding Grace Immediate Ourselves Science
A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Beyond Coward Dare Talk
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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Concerned Experiment Fiction Grace Immediate Reason Science Throw
The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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God One Liner Strong
Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Christian Jesus One Liner Pray Religion Religious Spiritual Superstitions True
Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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Brave Chance Coward Rule Service
Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Acquire Guilt Power Purpose
Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Christian Religion
An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Death Dishonest Honor Life One Liner
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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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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Ancestor Battle Descendant Harm Memorial Day Peace Proof Remember Valour War
It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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Award Delight Disposition Greater Grief Grieving Hate Heart Humans Life Men Mind Motivation One Liner Prize Show Sorrow
Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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Belong Judge Leader Military Passionate Quality
We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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Act Age Ancient Destroy Ourselves
The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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Emotion Hope Identify One Liner Powerful Remembrance Time
War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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Animal Bravery Conquest Coward Despair Fear Fortune Low Shameful Stupid War
[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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Checkup Children Disease Eating Food Health Liberty Medine Operate Operation Positive Remedy Tardy Wealth
Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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Charity Humanity One Liner Poor Reform Rich
Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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Chastity Lost Modesty One Liner Proud Respect Shrink Woman Empowerment
In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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Benefits Burden Compulsion Excellence Gratitude Injury Men Moral Nature Quiet Ready Revenge Virtue
It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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Always Belief Believe Deities Loyal One Liner Proof Rumor Showing Talk True
In valor there is hope.
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Courage Hope Memorial Day One Liner Valor Veterans Day
It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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Award Delight Disposition Greater Grief Grieving Hate Hatred Heart Human Humans Life Men Mind Motivation One Liner Prize Show Sorrow
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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Charm Deed Evil Fortune History Luck Noble Proud Qualify Success Task Tasks
In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
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Company Defeat Empire Hard Time Organization Private Success

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