The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
TACITUSNone make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing 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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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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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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