Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
TACITUSVictor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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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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In valor there is hope.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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