Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
TACITUSFalsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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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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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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