Tacitus55–120The quotations of
Tacitus
Roman historian and senator
55–120
27 quotes, most often on Freedom, War & Peace and Laws.
- Histories (A.D. 104-109).
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
Annals (117), Book III, 27When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened.
Annals (117), Book IV, 35.- Close of chapter 30, Oxford Revised Translation
- Histories (100-110), Book IV, 17
What is today supported by precedents will hereafter become a precedent.
Annals (117), Book XI, 24It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
Histories (100-110), Book I, 1Because they didn’t know better, they called it “civilization,” when it was part of their slavery.
Agricola (98), Book 1, paragraph 21
