Here are the ones from Tacitus:
Quote attributed to: Tiridates I of Armenia, exhorting Vologases I of Parthia to send Parthian forces to Armenia{Author_112} G. Cornelius Tacitus
{Quote_112} Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
The latin is: Non enim ignavia magna imperia contineri
Quote is from: Annales, 15:1
(this quote is repeated below, at quote/author no. 7)
This quote is incorrect. It is actually about Arminius and not about barbarians in general. It should be: He completed thirty-seven years of life, twelve years of power, and he is still a theme of song among barbarous nations, though to Greek historians, who admire only their own achievements, he is unknown, and to Romans not as famous as he should be, while we extol the past and are indifferent to our own times.{Author_131} Tacitus, Annals of Imperial Rome
{Quote_131} Barbarians: Greek Historians ignore them, reserving their admiration for Greece only. We Romans too, have underestimated them, since in our devotion to antiquity we neglect modern history
The latin for that quote is: Septem et triginta annos vitae, duodecim potentiae explevit, caniturque adhuc barbaras apud gentis, Graecorum annalibus ignotus, qui sua tantum mirantur, Romanis haud perinde celebris, dun vetera extollimus recentium incuriosi.
It comes from Annales, 2:88
The latin is: Ratione et consilio, propriis ducis artibus{Author_137} G. Cornelius Tacitus
{Quote_137} The proper arts of a general are judgement and prudence.
The quote is from: Historiae, 3:20
This is a repeat. See above.{Author_7} G. Cornelius Tacitus
{Quote_7} Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
The latin is: Etaim fortes viros subitis terreri{Author_71} G. Cornelius Tacitus
{Quote_71} Even the bravest are frightened by sudden terrors.
The quote comes from: Annales, 15:59
Attributed to: All the good men of Rome, worried about the Gallic revolt, circa 21 AD.{Author_73} G. Cornelius Tacitus
{Quote_73} A bad peace is even worse than war.
The latin is: Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari.
The quote comes from: Annales, 3:44
The latin is: Nisi impunitatis cupido … magnis semper conatibus adversa{Author_74} G. Cornelius Tacitus
{Quote_74} The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
The quote comes from: Annales, 15:50
I couldn’t find this one. Sorry.{Author_99} G. Cornelius Tacitus
{Quote_99} Valour is the contempt of death and pain.
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