The hastening of any undertaking begets error, from which great losses are wont to come.
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.