When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
TACITUSThe grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Rumor is not always wrong
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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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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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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