There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
TACITUSIf you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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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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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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