No tyranny is more cruel than the one practised in the shadow of the laws and under color of justice - when, so to speak, one proceeds to drown the unfortunate on the very plank by which they had saved themselves. And since a tyrant never lacks instruments for his tyranny, Tiberius always found judges ready to condemn as many people as he might suspect.

Trade is the best cure for prejudice.

Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.

The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

Great commanders write their actions with simplicity; because they receive more glory from facts than from words.

The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.