But the Night Mother is mother to all! It is her voice we follow! Her will! Would you dare risk disobedience? And surely... punishment?

When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.

Not to know what happened before you were born is to be a child forever. For what is the time of a man, except it be interwoven with that memory of ancient things of a superior age?

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

It is a great proof of talents to be able to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit.

Pardon is granted to necessity.

No one could ever meet death for his country without the hope of immortality.