Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
TACITUSTraitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
More Tacitus Quotes
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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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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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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