The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
TACITUSIt belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
More Tacitus Quotes
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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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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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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