Tacitus Quotes
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
To plunder, enslave, and murder, they call the lying name of ’empire.’
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
A bad commander can win battles, but only a good commander can win wars.
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
The most savage diseases originate where the most savage customs exist.
No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.
If you would have ease and comfort in this life, then avoid the spot where the strong man dwells.
The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more, and tolerated by all.
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized and never knowing.
The desire for fame tempts even noble minds.
The more the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hunger.
Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.
God bless us, let us forget.
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.
He who seeks to control fate shall have it slip through his fingers.
The crimes of an ambitious enemy are quickened by opportunity and the success of the moment.
No one can retire to a refuge that is open to all.
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
When men are full of envy, they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
It is easier to criticize than to create.
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
He tried to give his province the benefit of peace.
Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.
Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
The desire for safety stands against every great and generous enterprise.
Many regretted the passing of Caesar, and many regretted the advent of Augustus.
The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous the laws.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
It is part of human nature to hate those you have injured.
Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.
Valor is a gift.
Never treat anything you do as a matter of indifference.
To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire.
The rarest things among mankind are honesty and plain dealing.
Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them.
In spirit, we feel ourselves rewarded justly.
No one ever respects a vacillating coward.
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
Victory is the crown of the law.
The lust for power, as long as it is resisted by law, is followed by honor.
Survival is the only law.
He suppressed all feeling in favor of money.
Wise government is one that is to the advantage of the governed, and oppressive government is one that is for the benefit of the rulers.
To think and to be aware that one thinks is to be aware of ones ignorance.
The noblest motive is the public good.
In times of peace, sons bury their fathers; in times of war, fathers bury their sons.