Tacitus

(227 votes)   It is a weakness of your human nature to hate those whom you have wronged.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(177 votes)   The hatred of relatives is the most violent.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(118 votes)   Posterity gives every man his true value.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(109 votes)   Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(106 votes)   The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms. Armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(104 votes)   All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(89 votes)   In all things there is a law of cycles.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(87 votes)   In times of tumult and discord bad men have the most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quiteness.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus

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(79 votes)   If we must fall, we should boldly meet the danger.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(65 votes)   Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(65 votes)   The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(62 votes)   So, as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(62 votes)   The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(55 votes)   Posterity will pay everyone their due.

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55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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(50 votes)   The more corrupt the state, the more laws.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus
55-117 AD, Roman Historian

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