If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
TACITUSNothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
More Tacitus Quotes
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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