Quotes by Tacitus

Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.

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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.

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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are...

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

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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.

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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.

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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that...

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