Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
Adversity makes men remember God.