O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles.
Virtue, though clothed in a beggar's garb, commands respect.
Did you think the lion was sleeping because he didn't roar?
Even in a righteous cause force is a fearful thing.
As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe.
Chains of iron or of silk-both are chains.