Justice renders to every one his due.
It is besides necessary that whoever is brave should be a man of great soul.
As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.
Oh, how great is the power of truth! which of its own power can easily defend itself against all the ingenuity and cunning and wisdom of men, and against the treacherous plots of all the world.
Time is the herald of truth.
The judgment of posterity is truer, because it is free from envy and malevolence.