Famous Tacitus Quotes

  • To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it. – Tacitus

    To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.– Tacitus

  • The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. – Tacitus

    The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.– Tacitus

  • Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful. – Tacitus

    Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.– Tacitus

  • Great empires are not maintained by timidity. – Tacitus

    Great empires are not maintained by timidity.– Tacitus

  • Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity. – Tacitus

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

  • A bad peace is worse than war. – Tacitus

    A bad peace is worse than war.– Tacitus