How easy 'tis, when Destiny proves kind, With full-spread sails to run before the wind!
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
We find few historians who have been diligent enough in their search for truth; it is their common method to take on trust what they help distribute to the public; by which means a falsehood once received from a famed writer becomes traditional to posterity.
Men are but children of a larger growth.
Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
Desire of greatness is a godlike sin.