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.
TACITUSGreater things are believed of those who are absent.
More Tacitus Quotes
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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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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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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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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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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