Men resemble the gods in nothing so much as in doing good to their fellow creatures.
The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.
Time is the herald of truth.
It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.
Nothing contributes to the entertainment of the reader more, than the change of times and the vicissitudes of fortune.
The name of peace is sweet, and the thing itself is beneficial, but there is a great difference between peace and servitude. Peace is freedom in tranquillity, servitude is the worst of all evils, to be resisted not only by war, but even by death.