O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are!

War should be undertaken in such a way as to show that its only object is peace.

When confronted by a hungry wolf, it is unwise to goad the beast, as Cato would have us do. But it is equally unwise to imagine the snarling animal a friend and offer your hand, as Pompey does." "Perhaps you would have us climb a tree!

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?

Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion or some other inward emotion, than by reality, authority, any legal standard, judicial precedent, or statute.

The injuries that befall us unexpectedly are less severe than those which are deliberately anticipated.