Tacitus Quotes
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All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life.
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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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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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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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
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The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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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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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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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.