Maxioms by Tacitus (caius Cornelius Tacitus)
Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
[Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus read more
Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
[Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus
exercuit.]
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was
afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was
afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
[Lat., Ignavissimus quisque, et ut res docuit, in periculo non
ausurus, nimis verbis et lingua feroces.]
