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.
TACITUSThe hatred of relatives is the most violent.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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The persecution of genius fosters its influence.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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I am my nearest neighbour.
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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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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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