Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
TACITUSThe love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
More Tacitus Quotes
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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