Things forbidden have a secret charm.
TACITUSIndeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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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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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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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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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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