One who is allowed to sin, sins less
TACITUSIt is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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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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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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