Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.