What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
Virtue has needs of limits.
That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.