The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
TACITUSIt is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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