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.
TACITUSNoble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
More Tacitus Quotes
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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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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Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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