All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
TACITUSIt is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
More Tacitus Quotes
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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The word liberty has been falsely used by persons who, being degenerately profligate in private life, and mischievous in public, had no hope left but in fomenting discord.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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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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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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