Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
TACITUSLust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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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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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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