Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
TACITUSGreat empires are not maintained by timidity.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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In valor there is hope.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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