All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
If these town gods can't detect the thieves who steal from their own temples, it's hardly likely they'll tell me who stole my spade.
Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
Little friends may prove great friends.