It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
TACITUSSecure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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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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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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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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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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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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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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