"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise."
- Tacitus
Can anyone confirm for me in which text this is written? I cursory search online does not reveal the source.
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble
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It seems it's just a quote attributed to Tacitus. If not, my search proved fruitless as well. 
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tacitus
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tacitus
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Quod requisivisti, Luce care, ego quoque sine eventu conquisivi. Ecce autem quod inveni in situ quodam ( http://www.quotecosmos.com/quotes/35406/view ):
"Security: The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise, Tacitus, Publius Cornelius" ,
quod hunc nexum continet:
"Safety Stands, Price $84.00. In stock" !!! Utrum pretium bonum sit necné, me rogo.
"Security: The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise, Tacitus, Publius Cornelius" ,
quod hunc nexum continet:
"Safety Stands, Price $84.00. In stock" !!! Utrum pretium bonum sit necné, me rogo.