No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
TACITUSThe lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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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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