When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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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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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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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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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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