Quotes of Publius Cornelius Tacitus

“ Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it. ”

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“ The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone. ”

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“ All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. ”

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Bold

“ All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. ”

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Brazen

“ Forbidden things have a secret charm. ”

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Banned

“ Things forbidden have a secret charm. ”

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Banned

“ All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. ”

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Brazen

“ The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone. ”

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Brave

“ Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors. ”

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Brave

“ Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards. ”

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Brave

“ It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. ”

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Bear

“ Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from. ”

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Bear

“ Custom adapts itself to expediency. ”

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Convention

“ Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I'm not sure that man needs the help. ”

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Corruption

“ 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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Criminality

“ Keen at the start, but careless at the end. ”

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Careless

“ Custom adapts itself to expediency. ”

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Custom

“ Posterity will pay everyone their due. ”

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Compensate

“ Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. ”

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Control

“ They make a wilderness and call it peace. ”

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Calmness

“ No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations. ”

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Caustic

“ It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. ”

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Chaste

“ Forbidden things have a secret charm. ”

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Charm

“ Things forbidden have a secret charm. ”

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Charm

“ There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive. ”

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Complete

“ It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. ”

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Clean

“ Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards. ”

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Coward

“ Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. ”

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Charity

“ In all things there is a law of cycles. ”

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Canon

“ 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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Quotes of Publius Cornelius Tacitus - somelinesforyou

“ Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it. ”

“ The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone. ”

“ All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. ”

“ All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. ”

“ Forbidden things have a secret charm. ”

“ Things forbidden have a secret charm. ”

“ All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. ”

“ The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone. ”

“ Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors. ”

“ Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards. ”

“ It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. ”

“ Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from. ”

“ Custom adapts itself to expediency. ”

“ Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I'm not sure that man needs the help. ”

“ To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace. ”

“ Keen at the start, but careless at the end. ”

“ Custom adapts itself to expediency. ”

“ Posterity will pay everyone their due. ”

“ Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. ”

“ They make a wilderness and call it peace. ”

“ No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations. ”

“ It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. ”

“ Forbidden things have a secret charm. ”

“ Things forbidden have a secret charm. ”

“ There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive. ”

“ It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. ”

“ Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards. ”

“ Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. ”

“ In all things there is a law of cycles. ”

“ A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all. ”