All those things that are now field to be of the greatest antiquity were at one time new; what we to-day hold up by example will rank hereafter as precedent.
TACITUSTraitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
More Tacitus Quotes
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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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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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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