A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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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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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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