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.
TACITUSNeglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
More Tacitus Quotes
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
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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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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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