Results for: respect is greater at a distance (Tacitus)
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respect is greater at a distance (Tacitus)major e longinquo reverentia
(+ inf.) to blush to, (+acc.) blush for, respecterubesco
(fig.) haste is next door to panic, delay is nearer to firm courage (Tacitus)velocitas juxta formidinem, cunctatio propior constantiæ est
a bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it (Tacitus)asperæ facetiæ, ubi nimis ex vero traxere, acrem sui memoriam relinquunt
a cowardly populace that will dare nothing beyond talk (Tacitus)vulgus ignavum et nihil ultra verba ausurum
a greater inheritance comes to each of us from our rights and laws than from our parents (Cicero)major hæreditas venit unicuique nostrum a jure et legibus, quam a parentibus
a greater succession of events presents itself to my muse (Virgil)major rerum mihi nascitur ordo
a narrative made up only for the sake of the wonder that it may occasion (Tacitus)compositum miraculi causa
a slothful and listless military, debauched by the circus and the theaters (Tacitus)segnem ac desidem, et circo et theatris corruptum militem
accomplices in evil actions are always regarded as reproaching the deed (Tacitus)malorum facinorum ministri quasi exprobrantes aspiciuntur
alert (or energetic) at the beginning, careless (or negligent) at the end (Tacitus)acribus initiis, incurioso fine
all enterprises that are entered into with hasty zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to languish in the end (Tacitus)omnia inconsulti impetus cœpta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt
all things atrocious and shameless flow from all parts to Rome (Tacitus)Romam cuncta undique atrocia aut pudenda confluunt celebranturque
an expert’s (or pendant’s) tongue (Tacitus)professoria lingua
an honorable death is better than a dishonorable life (Tacitus)honesta mors turpi vita potior
 

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