10 ordspråk av Tacitus
Tacitus
 Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. |
| Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up. |
| He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed which turn to a man's ruin, unless tempered with discretion. |
| He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again. |
| It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others. |
| Keen at the start, but careless at the end. |
| Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. |
| The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous the laws. |
| There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive. |
| Things forbidden have a secret charm. |
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