As great edifices collapse of their own weight, so Heaven sets a similar limit to the growth of prosperous states.
Believing nothing does whilst there remained anything else to be done.
He is covered by the heavens who has no sepulchral urn.
Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.
By boldness great fears are cancealed.
Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship.