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Publius Cornelius Tacitus Quotes

«All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.»
«The unknown always seems sublime»
«Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.»
«Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.»
«If we must fall, we should boldly meet the danger.»
«More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense»
Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus | About: Faults | Keywords: oblige, offense
«The illicit has an added charm»
«It is human nature to hate those whom you have injured»
«Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.»
Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus | Keywords: blush
«It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns»

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