The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not organized.

He overcomes a stout enemy who overcomes his own anger.

A king ruleth as he ought, a tyrant as he lists, a king to the profit of all, a tyrant only to please a few.

One kind of justice is that which is manifested in distributions of honour or money or the other things that fall to be divided among those who have a share in the constitution ... and another kind is that which plays a rectifying part in transactions.

He who sees things grow from the beginning will have the best view of them.

He who hath many friends hath none.