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Tacitus

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The identity of Tacitus may be elusive, but the power of their words is anything but. Tacitus's observations on Truth are as sharp as their thoughts on Peace, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Browse 12 quotes by Tacitus that cover ground from Truth, Peace, War, Nature, and History. Among their most shared lines: "A bad peace is even worse than war."

“Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay falsehood by haste and uncertainty.”

— Tacitus

Truth

All Quotes by Tacitus

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

— Tacitus

Great

“A bad peace is even worse than war.”

— Tacitus

Peace

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

— Tacitus

Peace

“Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay falsehood by haste and uncertainty.”

— Tacitus

Truth

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

— Tacitus

Nature

“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.”

— Tacitus

Best

“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.”

— Tacitus

Fear

“Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.”

— Tacitus

Business