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.
TACITUSDeos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The worst hatred is that of relatives.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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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 to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
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Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution. [Lat., Corpora lente augescent, cito extinguuntur.]
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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