No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
TACITUSTo plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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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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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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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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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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