An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
TACITUSRumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
More Tacitus Quotes
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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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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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