Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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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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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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