He made all countries where he came his own.
Discover the opinion of your enemies, which is commonly the truest; for they will give you no quarter, and allow nothing to complaisance.
I never saw any good that came of telling truth.
Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.