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.
TACITUSIn valor there is hope.
More Tacitus Quotes
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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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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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
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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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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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