Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
TACITUSIt is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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This I regard as history’s highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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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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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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