Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
They make a wilderness and call it peace.
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.