Tacitus quotes

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

A bad peace is even worse than war.

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.

It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

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

A bad peace is even worse than war.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.

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

A bad peace is even worse than war.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.