The 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.
TACITUSIt is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
More Tacitus Quotes
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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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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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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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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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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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