They terrify lest they should fear.
TACITUSA cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
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It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
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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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Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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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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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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