If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
TACITUSThe gods are on the side of the stronger.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
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In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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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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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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