Men's minds tend to fear more keenly those things that are absent.
It is better to suffer once than to be in perpetual apprehension.
Men freely believe that which they desire.
It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes.
It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.
It is the right of war for conquerors to treat those whom they have conquered according to their pleasure.