The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
TACITUSFollowing 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.
More Tacitus Quotes
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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