Tacitus

"The wise man does not show his wisdom in speaking but in listening."

"Civilization is merely the cultivation of restraint."

"The tyrant trembles before the thought he cannot control."

"Virtue, when it becomes public, often becomes vice."

"Those who despise their origins will never achieve greatness."

"The voice of the people is often the voice of deception."

"What is permissible is not always what is right."

"The acquisition of power deadens the sense of justice."

"A free people must be prepared to defend their freedom constantly."

"The chronicles of history are written by the victors."

"True peace comes not from the absence of conflict but from the mastery of it."

"The love of country is often a love of those who rule it."

"Silence is sometimes the loudest form of rebellion."

"The strength of a nation lies not in its weapons but in the character of its people."

"Men of talent are often blinded by their own abilities."

"The pursuit of pleasure often leads to the loss of all pleasure."

"To understand history is to understand that nothing is new."

"The worst enemies are not those who oppose us but those who pretend to support us."

"Prosperity makes even the wisest man foolish."

"The greatest luxury is freedom from fear."

"Men are not bound by their chains but by their beliefs in those chains."

"The art of government is the art of appearing virtuous."

"Truth has a peculiar power to offend those who live by lies."

"A society that fears questions is a society that fears truth."

"The measure of a man is not in his words but in his deeds when no one watches."

"Power corrupts the mind long before it corrupts the hands."

"The greatest obstacle to peace is the belief that peace is impossible."

"Those who serve tyrants serve themselves to destruction."

"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of oneself."

"What is done cannot be undone, but it can be remembered and learned from."