There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
TACITUSFalsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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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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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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