Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
TACITUSGreat empires are not maintained by timidity.
More Tacitus Quotes
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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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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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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