By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
TACITUSIn stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
More Tacitus Quotes
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In valor there is hope.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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