We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
TACITUSSeek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
More Tacitus Quotes
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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.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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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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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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