A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
TACITUSIn all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
More Tacitus Quotes
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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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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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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