No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
TACITUSKeen at the start, but careless at the end.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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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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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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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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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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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.
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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 love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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