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circumstance that their portraits were... TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) Posterity gives to every man his true honor.
[Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.] TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) The most seditious is the most cowardly.
[Lat., Seditiosissimus quisque ignavus.] TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) The changeful change of circumstances.
[Lat., Varia sors rerum.] TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was
afterwards boldest in words and t... TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) When a woman has lost her chastity, she will shrink from no
crime.
[Lat., Neque femina amissa pud... TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) Benefits are acceptable, while the receiver thinks he may return
them; but once exceeding that, hat... TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by
indolence.
[Lat., Utque alios industria... TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man. TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at
those who, after thirty years of a... TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp
sting behind it.
[Lat., Aspere fa... TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) He shone with the greater splendor, because he was not seen.
[Lat., Eo magis praefulgebat quod non... TACITUS (CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS) Blood is thicker than water. TACITUS CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS The sun sets without thy assistance. TACITUS CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam a... TACITUS CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.] TACITUS CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
[Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nem... TACITUS CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath. TACITUS CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour degu... TACITUS CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.] TACITUS CAIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must... 
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth. 
When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what ... 
He never hears the truth about himself by not wishing to hear it." Pope Alexander 
There is truth, my boy. But the doctrine you desire, absolute, perfect dogma that alone provides wis... 
It is obvious that the concept of truth has become suspect. Of course it is correct that is has been... 
He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and f... 
He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and f... 
I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, n... 
He who is caught in a lie is not believed when he tells the truth. 
It is, therefore, a fact that anybody who wants to realise Truth or who wants to be humane, must fol... 
All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth 
I've heard that the soul often recognizes truth when it hears it, even if the mind does not. 
My parents did not have a perfect marriage. It was pretty good, but it was not perfect. My marriage ... 
Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters. 
You're not who he expected you to be; that doesn't mean you aren't somebody. Nor are you perfect. St... 
And these vicissitudes come best in youth;
For when they happen at a riper age,
People are apt... 
The fact that he does not tell me the truth all the time makes me not sure of his truth at certain t... 
Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what he want... 
Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work
and in that work does what he wan... 
He who cannot lie does not know what the truth is 
A historian who would convey the truth has got to lie. Often he must enlarge the truth by diameters,... 
When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete. 
A good traveller is one who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveller does not kno... 
Being free of pretence does not mean you are in touch with the truth. Sincerity is not proof. 
Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... 
Truth is a dog that must to kennel. He must be whipped, when
Lady, the brach, may stand by the fir... 
A perfect record does not mean that someone is the greatest. Rocky Marciano never lost a fight, but ... 
So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time t... 
To be, or not to be, that is the question. 
He who has learnt to control his tongue has attained self-control in a great measure. When such a pe... 
Sheep don’t need the shepherd to be what they are. The shepherd needs sheep to be what he is. 
The Great Man's sincerity is of the kind he cannot speak of, is not conscious of: nay, I suppose, he... 
When the righteous man truth away from his righteousness that he hath committed and doeth that which... 
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone;
if he does not love solitude, he will not love fre... 
The problem is not that we don’t recognize the truth when we hear it. The problem is that we don�... 
It is solely by risking life that freedom is obtained; . . . the individual who has not staked his o... 
Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the truth. ... 
But a man who has lived by truth—and you have believed in what he has lived—he does not leave yo... 
This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth. 
If you love the truth, you'll trust it - that is, you will expect it to be good, beautiful, perfect,... 
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love... 
If only there were a dogma to believe in. Everything is contradictory, everything is tangential; the... 
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there ... 
When he entered the Oval Office - by fate, not by design - Citizen Ford knew that he was not perfect... 
The most attractive thing about you should have less to do with your face or body and more to do wit... 
To be or not to be. That's not really a question. 
Oh, if only it were possible to find understanding,” Joseph exclaimed. “If only there were a dog... 
If anyone thinks he has faith and yet is indifferent towards this possession, is neither cold nor ho... 
In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth is presenting half-... 
If the Creator stood before a million men with the light of a million lamps, only a few would truly ... 
But we know that freedom cannot be served by the devices of the tyrant. As it is an ancient truth th... 
In vain does anyone pretend that he will be a martyr for his religion, when he will not rule an appe... 
Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth in him, if he rests... 
By academic freedom I understand the right to search for truth and to publish and teach what one hol... 
When the superior scholar hears of Tao, he diligently practises it. When the average scholar hears o... 
The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be sup... 
The President is merely the most important among a large number
of public servants. He should be s... 
The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be sup... 
When an old truth ceases to be applicable, it does not become any truer by being stood on its head. 
Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or ... 
Truth is a tendency. 
Custom adapts itself to expediency 
Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, c... 
The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fea... 
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must... 
It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt. 
You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you. 
I have been insane on the subject of moneymaking all my life. 
I have always served the public to the best of my ability. Why? Because, like every other man, it is... 
So that he seemed not to relinquish life, but to leave one home for another. 
No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill. 
Science is a game we play with God, to find out what his rules are. 
Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.