He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
TACITUSAll enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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