Following Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
TACITUSLiberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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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 the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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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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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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