Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
TACITUSNature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
TACITUSA cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
TACITUSThere can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
TACITUSReckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
TACITUSCorruptisima republica plurimae leges.
TACITUSOne who is allowed to sin, sins less
TACITUSFollowing Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
TACITUSIn stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
TACITUSA bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
TACITUSWhen the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
TACITUSFormerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
TACITUSMore faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
TACITUSViewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
TACITUSThe lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
TACITUSRemedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
TACITUSMany who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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