quote · Words worth keeping
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Tacitus
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- c. 86 AD · classical
author lifetime midpoint (54–119); not necessarily a composition date.