In all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
TACITUSRemedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
More Tacitus Quotes
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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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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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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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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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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