Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
Valor is the soldier's adornment.
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.