Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.
Delay is ever fatal to those who are prepared.
Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls.
Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.
Make us enemies of every people on earth, but save us from civil war.
The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life