It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
TACITUSOther men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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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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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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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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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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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 task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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