I am my nearest neighbour.
TACITUSMore faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
More Tacitus Quotes
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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