Publius Cornelius Tacitus Famous Quotes
In times of tumult and discord bad men have the most power mental and moral excellence require peace and quiteness.
Rumor is not always wrong. - from Life of Agricola
Publius Cornelius Tacitus Quotations
"A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present."
Thomas Fuller
We find comfort among those who agree with us--growth among those who don't.
Frank A Clark
"When you want something, it's not that easy. You have to know what you want and keep going for it."
Taylor Hanson
"The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit."
Mark Twain
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
Publilius Syrus
"A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood. The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others."
Leo C Rosten
"Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails."
Max Eastman
The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.
Marcus Aelius Aurelius
It's only when the tide goes out that you learn who's been swimming naked.
Warren Buffett
A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
Thomas Hardy