Valor is the soldier's adornment.
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.
A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.