Diseases of the soul are more dangerous and more numerous than those of the body.

A community is like the ones who govern it.

Tomorrow will give us something to think about

Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.

Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another's expense.

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

This is the part of a great man, after he has maturely weighed all circumstances, to punish the guilty, to spare the many, and in every state of fortune not to depart from an upright, virtuous conduct.