All those things that are now field to be of the greatest antiquity were at one time new; what we to-day hold up by example will rank hereafter as precedent.
TACITUSThere can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
More Tacitus Quotes
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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