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.
TACITUSIt is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
More Tacitus Quotes
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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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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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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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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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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