Quotes by Tacitus, Publius Cornelius

A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few i >>

To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; >>

The hatred of relatives is the most violent. >>

Quotations about Courage

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individua >>

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but >>

The world's male chivalry has perished out, but women are knights-erra >>

The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius