Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
TACITUSTraitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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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 hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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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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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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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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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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