He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
TACITUSA bad peace is even worse than war.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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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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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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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 grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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