Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
TACITUSExperience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
TACITUSOnce killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
TACITUSThe more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
TACITUSPeople flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
TACITUSThe principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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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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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
TACITUSIt is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
TACITUSRemedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
TACITUSEverything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
TACITUSThe most seditious is the most cowardly.
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In valor there is hope.
TACITUSIn valor there is hope.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
TACITUSFalsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
TACITUSWhen a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
TACITUSBy punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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