Tacitus a Roman Historian could size things up quickly. On a bad emperor Domnitian he wrote Our very size and shape was held against us more quotes The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. On the subject of aggressors and public villains Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee. Tacitus On the barrier of trepidation The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. Tacitus Read more at brainyquote/quotes/quotes/t/tacitus131429.html#iuDcmhqtAvWHIzPZ.99 From Via Sacara -a memoir of my studies and archeological travel journal by Bruce Ross Morgan (Project Lodestar Sagas) copyright Bruce R Morgan 2004 If brevity is the soul of wit then to me it was the ancient Romans in the surviving Latin writings that were the masters of this method as well as masters of the known world You who are interested in the ancient minds coming to life can go to libravox web site and download spoken literature free of charge …..enjoy . regards Bruce https://librivox.org/search?q=tacitus&search_form=advanced
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