The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
TACITUSIn all things there is a law of cycles.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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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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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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