No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
TACITUSEloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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