Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
TACITUSZealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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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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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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In valor there is hope.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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