No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
TACITUSEven the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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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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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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