Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
TACITUSWe see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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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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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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