Quotes by Tacitus, Publius Cornelius

Greater things are believed of those who are absent. >>

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to rui >>

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

Quotations about Age and Aging

I don't generally feel anything until noon, then it's time for my nap. >>

Here, with whitened hair, desires failing, strength ebbing out of him, >>

The misery of the middle-aged woman is a gray and hopeless thing, born >>

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

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius