Of all the passions, fear weakens judgment most.
It's easier to fight one's enemies than to get on with one's friends.
What is necessary is never a risk.
There are no small steps in great affairs.
One of man's greatest failings is that he looks almost always for an excuse, in the misfortune that befalls him through his own fault, before looking for a remedy-which means he often finds the remedy too late.
Most men only commit great crimes because of their scruples about petty ones.