It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
TACITUSKeen at the start, but careless at the end.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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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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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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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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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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