I am my nearest neighbour.
TACITUSWar will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
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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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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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