Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
TACITUSA 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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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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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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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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