Tacitus Quotes & Sayings
37 most famous Tacitus quotes and sayings (historian). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.”
“The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.”
“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.”
“A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.”
“In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.”
“Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.”
“To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.”
“Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.”
“Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.”
“Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.”
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