Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
TACITUSBottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
More Tacitus Quotes
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He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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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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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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