The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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.
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.