The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
TACITUSA man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
More Tacitus Quotes
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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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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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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