Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their own.