Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
TACITUSThe most seditious is the most cowardly.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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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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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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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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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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In valor there is hope.
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