The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
TACITUSPosterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
More Tacitus Quotes
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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