Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
TACITUSWhen men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
More Tacitus Quotes
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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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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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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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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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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