Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
TACITUSBenefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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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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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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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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