We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
TACITUSIt is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
More Tacitus Quotes
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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In valor there is hope.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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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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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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