All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
TACITUSWe accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
More Tacitus Quotes
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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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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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