Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
TACITUSThe gods are on the side of the stronger.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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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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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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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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Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
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