Quotes of Tacitus - somelinesforyou

“ Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. ”

- Tacitus

“ Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. ”

- Tacitus

“ The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. ”

- Tacitus

“ Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. ”

- Tacitus

“ 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. ”

- Tacitus

“ The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. ”

- Tacitus

“ In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous. ”

- Tacitus

“ Things forbidden have a secret charm. ”

- Tacitus

“ When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad. ”

- Tacitus

“ Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement. ”

- Tacitus

“ In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous. ”

- Tacitus

“ The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. ”

- Tacitus

“ Reckless adventure is the fool's hazard. ”

- Tacitus

“ A bad peace is even worse than war. ”

- Tacitus

“ Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. ”

- Tacitus

“ Things forbidden have a secret charm. ”

- Tacitus

“ Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions. ”

- Tacitus

“ When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing. ”

- Tacitus

“ The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. ”

- Tacitus

“ A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals", with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all. ”

- Tacitus

“ Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. ”

- Tacitus

“ The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. ”

- Tacitus

“ When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad. ”

- Tacitus

“ Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement. ”

- Tacitus

“ To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it. ”

- Tacitus

“ The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. ”

- Tacitus

“ So true is the saying of the great philosopher, the oracle of ancient wisdom, that if the minds of tyrants were laid open to our view, we should see them gnashed and mangled with the whips and stings of horror and remorse. By blows and stripes the flesh is made to quiver; and in like manner, cruelty and inordinate passions, malice and evil deeds, become internal executioners, and with increasing torture and lacerate to the heart. ”

- Tacitus

“ Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions. ”

- Tacitus

“ The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. ”

- Tacitus

“ Style, like the human body, is specially beautiful when the veins are not prominent and the bones cannot be counted. ”

- Tacitus
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