Occupation: Historian Birth: 56 Death: 117
The customs of the Jews are base and abominable and owe their persistence to their depravity. Jews are extremely loyal to one another, always ready t….
If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise..
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty..
The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off..
A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all..
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position i….
Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws..
An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life. [Lat., Honesta mors turpi vita potior.].
Great empires are not maintained by timidity..
It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks..
Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so..
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government..
[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others..
One who is allowed to sin, sins less.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion..
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity..
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth..
The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all..
The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace..
They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hunger… they are driven by greed, if their enemy be rich; by ambition, if poor… They….