Conspicuous by his absence.
TACITUSNo one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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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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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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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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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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