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Tacitus Quotes

Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: roman
Birth: 55 - 120

Topics

Measure Prosperity Virtue Difficult

I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.

School Cricket Soccer Captain Keen

Voters are tired of us kicking the can down the road, because they know it's going to land in a pothole.

John Hickenlooper

Tired Road Down Know Land Going

There is no heaven on Earth. Not now anyway.

Heaven Earth Now Anyway

The potential for the saxophone is unlimited.

Potential Saxophone Unlimited

If you want to send a manuscript, send it to an agent. And send a letter first, asking permission. Launch it into the real world of cold-blooded commercial response, not into the fantasyland of wishful thinking, cowardice and surrender to Resistance.

Steven Pressfield

World Thinking You Surrender Want

I think it's unrealistic for public-sector employees to believe that they are immune from modifications to their pay and benefit packages.

Believe Think Employees Pay Benefit

I'd like to think of myself as the flavor of the decade.

Myself Think Decade Flavor Like

We've had hassles, ups and downs, ins and outs, failures and triumphs. We're human beings, and we're not perfect. And we're mortal. But the Beach Boys is musically a tremendous body of work that transcends individuality and time and national boundaries.

Work Time Beach Not Perfect Body

I didn't like filtering the story through me, saying, 'Reader, you'll be safe with me. While it gets a little dangerous, it'll be okay because, after all, you're with me, because I'm a warm convivial voice. But let's be entertained by this horrible stuff.' I didn't like that.

Me Saying Voice Story Warm You

Wilde is the greatest force for evil that has appeared in Europe during the last 350 years.

Lord Alfred Douglas

Evil Years Europe Force Greatest

I don't think I can ever escape from music.

Music Think I Can Escape Ever

I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

Me Think Going Whole Idea I Think

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