None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
TACITUSAbuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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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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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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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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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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