| Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee. Publius Cornelius Tacitus Remarks |
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| Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp Sting behind it Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| Custom adapts itself to expediency Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it. Publius Cornelius Tacitus Remarks |
| Forbidden things have a secret charm. Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| Greater things are believed of those who are absent Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| He had talents equal to business, and aspired no higher Publius Cornelius Tacitus Popular Quotes |
| In valor there is hope. Publius Cornelius Tacitus Adages |
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| It is human nature to hate those whom you have injured Publius Cornelius Tacitus Quotations |
| It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns Publius Cornelius Tacitus Remarks |
| It is only necessary to make war with five things: with the maladies of the body, with the ignorance of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the sedition of the city, with the discords of families. Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions Publius Cornelius Tacitus Sayings |
| No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor. Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| Reason and calm judgment: the qualities especially belonging to a leader. Publius Cornelius Tacitus Adages |
| So, as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants Publius Cornelius Tacitus Popular Quotes |
| The desire for fame is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise Publius Cornelius Tacitus Remarks |
| The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion. Publius Cornelius Tacitus Adages |
| The principle 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. Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes Publius Cornelius Tacitus Sayings |
| The unknown always seems sublime Publius Cornelius Tacitus Quotes |
| They make a wilderness and call it peace. Publius Cornelius Tacitus Quotes |
| This I hold to be the chief office of history, to rescue virtuous actions from the oblivion to which a want of records would consign them, and that men should feel a dread of being considered infamous in the opinions of posterity, from their depraved Publius Cornelius Tacitus Sayings |
| Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir. Publius Cornelius Tacitus Remarks |
| To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace. Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards. Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force. Publius Cornelius Tacitus Remarks |
