Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
TACITUSFear 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.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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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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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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