Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
TACITUSThe love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
More Tacitus Quotes
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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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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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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