Tacitus Quotes About History

Quotes about: History

• Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position in proportion to their willingness to accept slavery. The state had been transformed, and the old Roman character gone for ever. Equality among citizens was completely abandoned. All now waited on the imperial command.

  Tacitus

  Character, Law, History

• No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.

  Tacitus

  History, Reign, Ability

• This I regard as history's highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds.

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  History, Evil, Deeds

  Tacitus (2007). “The Annals & The Histories”, p.25, Modern Library

• Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.

  Tacitus

  Inspirational, Motivational, Beautiful

• 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 Friend, Worst Enemy, History

• This I hold to be the chief office of history, to rescue virtuous actions from the oblivion to which a want of records would consign them, and that men should feel a dread of being considered infamous in the opinions of posterity, from their depraved expressions and base actions.

  Tacitus

  Men, Expression, History

• Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.

  Tacitus

  Men, History, Giving

  "The Works of Cornelius Tacitus: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Notes, Supplements".

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