Quote: The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: If we must fall, we should boldly meet the danger. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: In all things there is a law of cycles. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: Custom adapts itself to expediency. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: Things forbidden have a secret charm. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: The hatred of relatives is the most violent. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: It is a weakness of your human nature to hate those whom you have wronged. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: The more corrupt the state, the more laws. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: Posterity gives every man his true value. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: They make a wilderness and call it peace. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: Posterity will pay everyone their due. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]
Quote: It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. [ Publius Cornelius Tacitus]