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Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.

Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for

It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw

Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is the rare fortune of these days

It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Noble character is best appreciated in those ages

Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond

A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
[Lat., Vulgus ignavum et nihil ultra verba ausurum.] — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: In private enterprises men may advance or recede,

In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Traitors are hated even by those whom they

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Valor is the contempt of death and pain.

Valor is the contempt of death and pain. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Greater things are believed of those who are

Greater things are believed of those who are absent. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.

Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: We are corrupted by good fortune.[Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]

We are corrupted by good fortune.
[Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.] — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Christopher B. Krebs: Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book.

Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so. — Christopher B. Krebs

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Men are more ready to repay an injury

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous

A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Other men have acquired fame by industry, but

Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is always easier to requite an injury

It is always easier to requite an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to pay. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: In peace alone reason was heard and merit

In peace alone reason was heard and merit distinguished; but in the rage of war the blind steel spared the innocent no more than the guilty. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue,

Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite

Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: I am my nearest neighbour.

I am my nearest neighbour. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Keen at the start, but careless at the

Keen at the start, but careless at the end. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By John Quincy Adams: To live without having a Cicero and a

To live without having a Cicero and a Tacitus at hand seems to me as if it was aprivation of one of my limbs. — John Quincy Adams

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is a characteristic of the human mind

It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: A bad peace is even worse than war.

A bad peace is even worse than war. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was

Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Even for learned men, love of fame is

Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as

Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The more corrupt the state, the more it

The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: What is today supported by precedents will hereafter

What is today supported by precedents will hereafter become a precedent. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to

Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: A desire to resist oppression is implanted in

A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Posterity will pay everyone their due.

Posterity will pay everyone their due. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The worst crimes were dared by a few,

The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The repose of nations cannot be secure without

The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Kindness, so far as we can return it,

Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Who, to say nothing about the perils of

Who, to say nothing about the perils of an awful and unknown sea, would have left Asia or Africa or Italy to look for Germany? — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The unknown always passes for the marvellous.

The unknown always passes for the marvellous. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.

Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Good turns are pleasing only in so far

Good turns are pleasing only in so far as they seem repayable; much beyond that we repay with hatred, not gratitude. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Great empires are not maintained by timidity.

Great empires are not maintained by timidity. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is more reverent to believe in the

It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: When the state is most corrupt, then the

When the state is most corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: You might believe a good man easily, a

You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The persecution of genius fosters its influence.

The persecution of genius fosters its influence. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: People flatter us because they can depend upon

People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Such being the happiness of the times, that

Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Seek to make a person blush for their

Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging

Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Lust of power is the most flagrant of

Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Things forbidden have a secret charm.

Things forbidden have a secret charm. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Publius Cornelius Tacitus: The hatred of relatives is the most violent.

The hatred of relatives is the most violent. — Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in

Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Then there is the usual scene when lovers

Then there is the usual scene when lovers are excited with each other, quarrels, entreaties, reproaches, and then fondling reconcilement. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden

Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation,

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks

Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Posterity gives every man his true value.

Posterity gives every man his true value. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: By general consent, he would have been capable

By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: That cannot be safe which is not honourable.

That cannot be safe which is not honourable. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: [Asiaticus responds] Ask your sons, Suillius. They will

[Asiaticus responds] Ask your sons, Suillius. They will testify to my masculinity. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: When men of talents are punished, authority is

When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened.
[Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.] — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: By punishing men of talent we confirm their

By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Love of fame is the last thing even

Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Everything unknown is magnified.[Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico

Everything unknown is magnified.
[Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.] — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: All things atrocious and shameless flock from all

All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: In a state where corruption abounds, laws must

In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a

An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous

The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous the laws. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: When men are full of envy they disparage

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: When perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must

When perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die

Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It belongs to human nature to hate those

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Liberty is given by nature even to mute

Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Reason and judgment are the qualities of a

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Custom adapts itself to expediency.

Custom adapts itself to expediency. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.

Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is the nature of the human disposition

It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: War will of itself discover and lay open

War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Rarely will two or three tribes confer to

Rarely will two or three tribes confer to repulse a common danger. Accordingly they fight individually and are collectively conquered. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst

In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: More faults are often committed while we are

More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Barbara W. Tuchman: Chief among the forces affecting political folly is

Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as the most flagrant of all passions. — Barbara W. Tuchman

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is human to hate those whom we

It is human to hate those whom we have injured. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The love of dominion is the most engrossing

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The injustice of a government is proportional to

The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Reckless adventure is the fool's hazard.

Reckless adventure is the fool's hazard. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The gods are on the side of the

The gods are on the side of the stronger. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is human nature to hate the one

It is human nature to hate the one whom you have hurt. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is of eloquence as of a flame;

It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: The views of the multitude are neither bad

The views of the multitude are neither bad nor good.
[Lat., Neque mala, vel bona, quae vulgus putet.] — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer

Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: We extol ancient things, regardless of our own

We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times.
[Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.] — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: None make a greater show of sorrow than

None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: They make solitude, which they call peace.

They make solitude, which they call peace. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: It is common, to esteem most what is

It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: For he would twist a word or a

For he would twist a word or a look into a crime and treasure it up in his memory. — Tacitus

Tacitus's Quotes By Tacitus: To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things

To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace. — Tacitus