Tacitus Quotes
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Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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They terrify lest they should fear.
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Tacitus has written an entire work on the manners of the Germans. This work is short, but it comes from the pen of Tacitus, who was always concise, because he saw everything at a glance.
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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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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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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.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened.
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You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity; while some hold for certain facts the most precarious hearsays, others turn facts into falsehood; and both are exaggerated by posterity.