Force has no place where there is need of skill.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

It is the greatest and the tallest of trees that the gods bring low with bolts and thunder. For the gods love to thwart whatever is greater than the rest. They do not suffer pride in anyone but themselves.

Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.

Chances rule men and not men chances.

The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.