Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
![Tacitus Quote - The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/the-powerful-hold-in-deep-remembrance-an-ill-timed-683x1024.jpg)
![Tacitus Quote - The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/the-brave-and-bold-persist-even-against-fortune-th-1-683x1024.jpg)
