Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
TACITUSMiseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
More Tacitus Quotes
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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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.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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