Præcipium munus annalium reor, ne virtutes sileantur, utque pravis dictis, factisque ex posteritate et infamia metus sit. The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
—Tacitus
Ignavissimus quisque, et ut res docuit, in periculo non ausurus, nimis verbis et lingua feroces. Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
—Tacitus
Proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem laeseris. It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
—Tacitus
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges. In the most corrupt state are the most laws.
—Tacitus
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges. The greater the degeneration of the republic, the more of its laws.
—Tacitus
