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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus föddes 55 och dog 117 - Italian pol
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 A bad peace is even worse than war. |
| A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man. |
| A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all. |
| Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it. |
| All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay. |
| 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. |
| All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. |
| Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee. |
| Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it |
| 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 |
| Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, lead to ruin |
| Custom adapts itself to expediency |
| Custom adapts itself to expediency |
| Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors. |
| 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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