Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
TACITUSIn all things there is a law of cycles.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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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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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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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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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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