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Letter "P" » Publius Cornelius Tacitus Quotes
«Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.»
«Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.»
Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus
«The desire for fame is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise»
«The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.»
«It is only necessary to make war with five things: with the maladies of the body, with the ignorance of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the sedition of the city, with the discords of families.»
Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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discords, maladies, sedition, The City, The Passions
«No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.»
«The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.»
«Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader.»
Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus
«He had talents equal to business, and aspired no higher»
«The hatred of relatives is the most violent»
Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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