Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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.