None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
TACITUSThe wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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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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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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