[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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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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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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