All Tacitus Quotes
- The most seditious is the most cowardly. Cowardly
- Rumor is not always wrong Always Wrong
- The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. Corrupt
- Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt… Allowed
- In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous. Abound
- When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad. Bad
- Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. Confirmed
- A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all. Acquiescence
- To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace. Antiwar
- The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. Boldness
- Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it. Abuse
- He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again. Another Day
- Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable. Adversity
- To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it. Acknowledge
- A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man. Desire
- 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… Assured
- We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched. Abound
- All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end. All
- It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured. Anger
- No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor. Ability
- When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing. Chastity
- Things forbidden have a secret charm. Charm
- Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement. Agreement
- They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hunger… they are driven by greed, if their enemy be rich; by ambition, if… All
- Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful. Beautiful