...war is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.

Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.

The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.

Toil and pleasure, in their natures opposite, are yet linked together in a kind of necessary connection.

From abundance springs satiety.