One who is allowed to sin, sins less
TACITUSBy punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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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 safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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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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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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