Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
TACITUSPower won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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