Thus each person by his fears gives wings to rumor, and, without any real source of apprehension, men fear what they themselves have imagined.
To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong.
Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.
The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.
Deny a strong man his due, and he will take all he can get.
A crime which is the crime of many none avenge.