Quote #13

What is today supported by precedents will hereafter become a precedent.

More from Tacitus

  1. He had talents equal to business, and aspired no higher.
  2. So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity; while some hold for certain facts the most p…
  3. The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
  4. Abuse, if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated you will be thought to have deserved it.
  5. Deos fortioribus adesse.
  6. Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
  7. The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
  8. Great empires are not maintained by timidity.

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