He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
TACITUSThe hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
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Following Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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