Let war yield to peace, laurels to paeans.

Every man should bear his own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of another.

The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to be utilized.

To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbsial disgrace.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

It is a crime to put a Roman citizen in chains, it is an enormity to flog one, sheer murder to slay one: what, then, shall I say of crucifixion? It is impossible to find the word for such an abomination.

Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.