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Publius Cornelius Tacitus Quotes

«We bear a grudge against the people we've done down»
«The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.»
«Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.»
«In all things there is a law of cycles.»
«Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.»
«Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, lead to ruin»
«Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety the rich»
«Custom adapts itself to expediency»
Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus | About: Custom, Expediency | Keywords: adapts
«It is easier for a republican form of government to be applauded than realized»
Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus | About: Government | Keywords: applauded
«The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes»
Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus | About: Nations | Keywords: maintained, repose

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