The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
Interpretation
Future generations will recognize and reward the contributions of individuals in their time.
This quote by Tacitus emphasizes the idea that the true value of one's actions and contributions will eventually be acknowledged and recompensed by future generations. It suggests that although individuals may not receive immediate recognition or reward for their efforts, history will invariably grant them the respect and gratitude they deserve, reaffirming the importance of legacy and the long-term impact of our actions.
In practice
This quote can be used during a speech about the importance of leaving a positive legacy.
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
It is not we who seek the Way, but the Way which seeks us. That is why you are faithful to it, even while you stand waiting, so long as you are prepared, and act the moment you are confronted by its demands.
In our universe there is God and there are people and things. We were made so that we should worship God, love people and use things. However if we worship ourselves, we will ignore God, start loving things and begin to use people.
In an asana, the mind has to reach inside the body to find a quiet space until a point comes where perfect balance is felt. If the mind is wandering while practicing, then one is not fully present, and there can be no union. Involvement, interpenetratio n and insight are the required qualities for the practitioner.
I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget.
Is it not the great end of religion, and, in particular, the glory of Christianity, to extinguish the malignant passions; to curb the violence, to control the appetites, and to smooth the asperities of man; to make us compassionate and kind, and forgiving one to another; to make us good husbands, good fathers, good friends; and to render us active and useful in the discharge of the relative social and civil duties?
I don't look at my old work. I mean, they made nice books; the books were made without me, the one from last year and the one from this year. I - personally, I'm not interested in my own past. I'm only interested in today - perhaps tomorrow.
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