The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
TACITUSThe more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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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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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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