Beruf | Historiker, Militär, Politiker |
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Geburtsort | Gallia Narbonensis |
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Beschreibung | Publius Cornelius Tacitus, einfach Tacitus genannt (/ˈtæsɪtəs/ TASS-it-əs, lateinisch: [ˈtakɪtʊs]; um 56 n. Chr. - um 120), war ein römischer Historiker und Politiker. Tacitus wird von modernen Wissenschaftlern weithin als einer der größten römischen Historiker angesehen. |
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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.
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
