It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

— Tacitus

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

— Tacitus

Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.

— Tacitus

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

— Tacitus

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

— Tacitus

So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.

— Tacitus

Style like the human body is specially beautiful when the veins are not prominent and the bones cannot be counted.

— Tacitus

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

— Tacitus

The more corrupt the state the more laws.

— Tacitus

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

— Tacitus