Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
TACITUSReckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
More Tacitus Quotes
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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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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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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Benefits 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.
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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 love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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