Tacitus

"Whatever is known becomes less valued."

"In the records of an upright life, small things are as important as great."

"The Emperor thinks his wishes are laws of nature."

"Nations unaccustomed to freedom are destroyed by it."

"The greatest reverence is due to the young."

"Men's character is revealed in great emergencies and critical moments."

"Cruelty and cowardice are always accompanied by deceit."

"It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit."

"The same vices appear in all ages, though under different names."

"Rumors are spread through vanity rather than truth."

"Those who wish to appear wise among fools stand out as fools among the wise."

"A man who fears nothing has lost everything that gives him value."

"The lust for power is the most dangerous of all human desires."

"Better to rule over nothing than to tyrannize over everything."

"Freedom is the recognition of necessity."

"The act of being conscious is in itself a form of rebellion."

"Do not trust men who speak ill of others in their absence."

"The fabric of society is woven from the threads of individual character."

"War is the continuation of commerce by other means."

"Prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them."

"The pretense of humility often conceals the deepest pride."

"Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things."

"To be a tyrant requires the complicity of the people."

"The worst kind of slavery is the slavery of the mind."

"Nations are not moved by sentiment but by interest."

"The love of money, like the love of power, grows with the possession of it."

"Nobility is not in the blood but in the deeds."

"The greatest evil is indifference to evil."

"Men more easily forget the death of their father than the loss of their property."

"A just cause does not require violent methods; truth needs no weapons."