A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
TACITUSFlattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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