Tacitus Quotes

7 quotes by 7 authors

• Geological facts being of an historical nature, all attempts to deduce a complete knowledge of them merely from their still, subsisting consequences, to the exclusion… — Richard Kirwan
• Jesus' death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate is as sure as anything historical can ever be. For if no follower of Jesus had written anything… — John Dominic Crossan
• You're only delaying the inevitable. I have the Tacitus. I am invincible. The Tacitus told me of Tiberium missiles, of invulnerable flying ships, of real-time… — Kane
• It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and… — Horace
• The art of reasoning becomes of first importance. In this line antiquity has left us the finest models for imitation; I should consider the speeches… — Thomas Jefferson
• It is difficult at times to repress the thought that history is about as instructive as an abattoir; that Tacitus was right and that peace… — Seamus Heaney
• His books were part of him. Each year of his life, it seemed, his books became more and more a part of him. This room,… — Carl Sandburg

Who Wrote These Tacitus Quotes

7 authors contributed a total of 7 Tacitus Quotes as follows:

• 1 Tacitus Quote by John Dominic Crossan
• 1 Tacitus Quote by Kane
• 1 Tacitus Quote by Horace
• 1 Tacitus Quote by Thomas Jefferson
• 1 Tacitus Quote by Seamus Heaney
• 1 Tacitus Quote by Carl Sandburg
• 1 Tacitus Quote by Richard Kirwan