Quotes by : Tacitus

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

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

So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others....

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

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

A bad peace is even worse than war.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness,....

Things forbidden have a secret charm.