Following Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
TACITUSThey terrify lest they should fear.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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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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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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