Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
TACITUSFalsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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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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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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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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