87 ordspråk av Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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.
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Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from.
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Love of fame is the last thing even the wise give up
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety the rich
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Posterity gives every man his true value.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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Reason and calm judgment: the qualities especially belonging to a leader.
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