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Tacitus Quotes

The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast Picture Quote #1

Then there is the usual scene when lovers are excited with each other, quarrels, entreaties, reproaches, and then fondling reconcilement Picture Quote #1

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness Picture Quote #1

Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good Picture Quote #1

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure Picture Quote #1

So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity Picture Quote #1

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This I regard as history’s highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

All ancient history was written with a moral object; the ethical interest predominates almost to the exclusion of all others Picture Quote #1

The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme God to whom all things are subject and obedient Picture Quote #1

Modern houses are so small we’ve had to train our dog to wag its tail up and down and not sideways Picture Quote #1

A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it Picture Quote #1

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So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity; while some hold for certain facts the most precarious hearsays, others turn facts into falsehood; and both are exaggerated by posterity Picture Quote #1

The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo Picture Quote #1

The word liberty has been falsely used by persons who, being degenerately profligate in private life, and mischievous in public, had no hope left but in fomenting discord Picture Quote #1

In careless ignorance they think it civilization, when in reality it is a portion of their slavery... To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false pretenses, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace Picture Quote #1

The solitude lends much appeal, because a sea without a harbour surrounds it. Even a modest boat can find few anchorage, and nobody can go ashore unnoticed by the guards. Its winter is mild because it is enclosed by a range of mountains which keeps out the fierce temperature; its summer is unequal. The open sea is very pleasant and it has a view of a beautiful bay Picture Quote #1

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement Picture Quote #1

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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast (Tacitus Quotes) Then there is the usual scene when lovers are excited with each other, quarrels, entreaties, reproaches, and then fondling reconcilement (Tacitus Quotes) In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness (Tacitus Quotes) Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good (Tacitus Quotes) Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure (Tacitus Quotes) So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity (Tacitus Quotes) This I regard as history’s highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds (Tacitus Quotes) 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 (Tacitus Quotes) All ancient history was written with a moral object; the ethical interest predominates almost to the exclusion of all others (Tacitus Quotes) The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme God to whom all things are subject and obedient (Tacitus Quotes) Modern houses are so small we’ve had to train our dog to wag its tail up and down and not sideways (Tacitus Quotes) A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it (Tacitus Quotes) So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity; while some hold for certain facts the most precarious hearsays, others turn facts into falsehood; and both are exaggerated by posterity (Tacitus Quotes) The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo (Tacitus Quotes) The word liberty has been falsely used by persons who, being degenerately profligate in private life, and mischievous in public, had no hope left but in fomenting discord (Tacitus Quotes) In careless ignorance they think it civilization, when in reality it is a portion of their slavery... To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false pretenses, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace (Tacitus Quotes) The solitude lends much appeal, because a sea without a harbour surrounds it. Even a modest boat can find few anchorage, and nobody can go ashore unnoticed by the guards. Its winter is mild because it is enclosed by a range of mountains which keeps out the fierce temperature; its summer is unequal. The open sea is very pleasant and it has a view of a beautiful bay (Tacitus Quotes) It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement (Tacitus Quotes)

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