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

The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
Tacitus

A bad peace is even worse than war.
Tacitus

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
Tacitus

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

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

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

A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
Tacitus