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Tacitus
Tacitus
Roman Historian
Born: 55
Died: 120
Always Bear Good Great Hate Will
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. Tacitus
Truth Truth Is Delay Haste Uncertainty Inspection Falsehood Confirmed
He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again. Tacitus
Day Fight Battle Will Runs Rise Never He Another Another Day May Again Turn Fights Slain Away
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. Tacitus
Great Safety Every Enterprise Noble Against Stands Desire
To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace. Tacitus
Peace Wilderness Plunder Steal Empire Make Call Where Things Slaughter
A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all. Tacitus
Blessing Crime Few More Individuals Passive Shocking Committed Initiative
When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad. Tacitus
Good Envy Men Everything Bad Whether Full Disparage
A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man. Tacitus
Nature Man Oppression Resist Desire
When the state is most corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied. Tacitus
State Corrupt Laws Most Then
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. Tacitus
Best Good History Enemies Will Evil Assured Those Thou Worst Thy Friends Done Thee Who Whom
Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. Tacitus
Ruin Unless Tempered Generosity Leads Due Moderation Candor
No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor. Tacitus
Would Ability Never Had No-One He Emperor Been His Doubted Reign
Greater things are believed of those who are absent. Tacitus
Those Absent Greater Who Believed Things
Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it. Tacitus
You Yourself Will Thought Slight Abuse Die Gradually Irritated Show Away Deserved
Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir. Tacitus
Hate Power Those Supreme Supreme Power Always Suspect Heir Next
It is always easier to requite an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to pay. Tacitus
Service Gratitude Revenge Burden Pay Easier Always Than Found Injury
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. Tacitus
Truth Angry Freedom Fear Cause Apt Must Habit Perfect Perfect Freedom Allowed He Sincerity Does Hear Nor Hears Wonder Expected Any Anyone Speaking Who
It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured. Tacitus
Nature You Hate Human Nature Those Human Injured Belongs
To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it. Tacitus
May Reproach Acknowledge Show Resentment Deserved
Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop. Tacitus
Best Character Those Develop Noble Most Readily Which Ages Appreciated
All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. Tacitus
All Things Atrocious Shameless Parts Rome Flock Things
Things forbidden have a secret charm. Tacitus
Secret Charm Forbidden Things

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