He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed which turn to a man's ruin, unless tempered with discretion.
More Quotes from Tacitus:
Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from.Tacitus
Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
Tacitus
When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
Tacitus
When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
Tacitus
A bad peace is even worse than war.
Tacitus
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Charity QuotesBased on Keywords: frankness
We do many things at the federal level that would be considered dishonest and illegal if done in the private sector.
Donald T. Regan
Germany, I think, was first to substitute a Social Security program for its elderly based on this premise, that is, that we would tax workers to pay retirement benefits for those retired.
John Shadegg
Physics is nothing but the ABC's. Nature is an equation with an unknown, a Hebrew word which is written only with consonants to which reason has to add the dots.
Johann G. Hamann