What did Tacitus mean by: By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled. - Tacitus Historian · Italy Copy
+ An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life. [Lat., Honesta mors turpi vita potior.] Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Tacitus, Death, Honorable, 0 - Tacitus Historian · Italy
+ People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Tacitus, Depends, Flattery, 0 - Tacitus Historian · Italy
+ The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Tacitus, Desire, Passion, 0 - Tacitus Historian · Italy
+ We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.] Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Tacitus, Age, Ancient, 0 - Tacitus Historian · Italy
+ More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Tacitus, Faults, 0 - Tacitus Historian · Italy
+ When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Tacitus, Be Good, Envy, 0 - Tacitus Historian · Italy
+ A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Tacitus, Desire, Oppression, 0 - Tacitus Historian · Italy
+ The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Tacitus, Easier, Purpose, Wicked, 0 - Tacitus Historian · Italy
The less reasonable a cult is, the more men seek to establish it by force. - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau Poet · France
The use of EU summits to frame political victories or defeats is an annoying habit. - Jean-Claude Juncker Politician · Luxembourg
Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns. - Jeff Goodell
More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy. - Jeff Greenfield Journalist · USA
African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing. - Jefferson Davis Politician · USA
