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Annalist Inspirational Quotes (158)

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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
Tacitus
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He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
Quintus Ennius
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
Tacitus
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Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.
Tacitus
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Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
Tacitus
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
Tacitus
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Tacitus has written an entire work on the manners of the Germans. This work is short, but it comes from the pen of Tacitus, who was always concise, because he saw everything at a glance.
Tacitus
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.
Tacitus
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A true friend is tested in adversity.
Quintus Ennius
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We extol ancient things, regardless of our own times. [Lat., Vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.]
Tacitus
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You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
Tacitus
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He who overlooks a healthy spot for the site of his house is mad and ought to be handed over to the care of his relations and friends.
Marcus Terentius Varro
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
Tacitus
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There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in spite of fortune the cowardly and the indolent are hurried by their fears,' said Plotius Firmus, Roman Praetorian Guard.
Tacitus
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
Tacitus
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We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
Tacitus
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
Tacitus
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
Tacitus
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Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
Tacitus
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
Tacitus
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
Tacitus
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It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
Tacitus
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Tacitus
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
Tacitus
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