Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Rumor is not always wrong
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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Following Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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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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