Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
TACITUSVictor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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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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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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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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Conspicuous by his absence.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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