Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
TACITUSOne who is allowed to sin, sins less
More Tacitus Quotes
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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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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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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