Tacitus Quotes
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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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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Reckless adventure is the fool's hazard.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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He had talents equal to business, and aspired no higher.
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In valor there is hope.
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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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Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family.
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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.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry.
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Cassius and Brutus were the more distinguished for that very circumstance that their portraits were absent.
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Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies.
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The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
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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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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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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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The customs of the Jews are base and abominable and owe their persistence to their depravity. Jews are extremely loyal to one another, always ready to show compassion, but towards every other people they feel only hate and enimity. As a race (the Jews are not a race, because they have mingled with the other races to the point that they are only a people, not a race), they are prone to lust; among themselves nothing is unlawful.