Quotes by : Tacitus

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

Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.

Greater things are believed of those who are absent.

Great empires are not maintained by timidity.

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

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.

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

Things forbidden have a secret charm.

Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.