Tacitus
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
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
-Tacitus
business
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
fear
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
freedom
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
-Tacitus
great
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
history
A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
-Tacitus
nature
To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
-Tacitus
peace
A bad peace is even worse than war.
-Tacitus
peace
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
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
-Tacitus
truth
A bad peace is even worse than war.
-Tacitus
war
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