Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
TACITUSThe brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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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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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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In all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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