None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
TACITUSDeos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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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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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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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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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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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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