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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
TacitusTacitus The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
TacitusTacitus Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
TacitusTacitus Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
TacitusTacitus In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
TacitusTacitus Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
TacitusTacitus A bad peace is even worse than war.
TacitusTacitus Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
TacitusTacitus The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
TacitusTacitus In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
TacitusTacitus We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
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