Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
No law is quite appropriate for all.
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.