Zitate von Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Ein bekanntes Zitat von Publius Cornelius Tacitus:
Sich eines fremden Talents bedienen. - Alterius ingenio uti.
Informationen über Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Redner, Geschichtsschreiber (Italien, 55 - 120).
Publius Cornelius Tacitus · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum
Publius Cornelius Tacitus wäre heute 1969 Jahre, 3 Monate, 25 Tage oder 719.278 Tage alt.
Geboren am 01.01.0055 in Rom
Gestorben am 31.12.0120 in Rom
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Weitere 181 Zitate von Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, motion to excite it, and it brightens as it burns.
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It is part of human nature to hate the man you have hurt.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all passions.
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Not because of an extraordinary talent did he succeed, but because he had a capacity of a level for business and not above it.
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Nothing is so weak and unstable as a reputation for power not based on force.
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Now the boundary of Britain is revealed, and everything unknown is held to be glorious.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Power is more retained by wary measures than by daring counsels.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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Rumor is not always wrong.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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The arbiter of taste.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
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The desire for fame is the last weakness wise men put off.
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The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.