It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery. These may, perhaps, succeed for once, and borrow for awhile, from hope, a gay and flourishing appearance. But time betrays their weakness, and they fall into ruin of themselves. For, as in structures of every kind, the lower parts should have the greatest firmness--so the grounds and principles of actions should be just and true.

Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.

The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master

There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.

It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery. These may, perhaps, succeed for once, and borrow for awhile, from hope, a gay and flourishing appearance. But time betrays their weakness, and they fall into ruin of themselves. For, as in structures of every kind, the lower parts should have the greatest firmness--so the grounds and principles of actions should be just and true.