The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.
Thus each person by his fears gives wings to rumor, and, without any real source of apprehension, men fear what they themselves have imagined.
An idle life always produces varied inclinations.
As far as the stars are from the earth, and as different as fire is from water, so much do self-interest and integrity differ.
The remaining liberty of the world was to be destroyed in the place where it stood.
Every great man inevitable resents a partner in greatness.