Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
TACITUSThe desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
More Tacitus Quotes
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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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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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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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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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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