By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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More Tacitus Quotes
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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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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In valor there is hope.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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