It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
TACITUSBy punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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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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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
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