[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
TACITUSNone make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
More Tacitus Quotes
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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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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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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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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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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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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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