Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
TACITUSThey make solitude, which they call peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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