He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
Following Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
![Tacitus Quote - When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/when-men-of-talents-are-punished-authority-is-stre-683x1024.jpg)
![Tacitus Quote - We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/we-accomplish-more-by-prudence-than-by-force-lat-p-683x1024.jpg)
![Tacitus Quote - Following Emporer Nero’s command, “Let the Christians be exterminated!:” . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/following-emporer-neros-command-let-the-christians-683x1024.jpg)
![Tacitus Quote - [The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/the-jews-have-an-attitude-of-hostility-and-hatred--683x1024.jpg)
