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~ Tacitus Quotes ~
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Tacitus Quotes


A senator and a historian of the Roman Empire.
Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (AD 56 – AD 117) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals and the Histories—examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors. These two works span the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus in AD 14 to (presumably) the death of emperor Domitian in AD 96. There are enormous lacunae in the surviving texts, including one four books long in the Annals.

Here are some famous quotes by  Tacitus.




A bad peace is even worse than war.

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Things forbidden have a secret charm.

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The worst hatred is that of relatives.

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The more corrupt the state the more laws.

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Where they make a desert they call it peace.

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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.

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

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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

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

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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.

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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.

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Candour and generosity unless tempered by due moderation lead to ruin.

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

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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.