Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Who does not know history's first law to be that an author must not dare to tell anything but the truth? And its second that he must make bold to tell the whole truth? That there must be no suggestion of partiality anywhere in his writings? Nor of malice?
Prosperity demands of us more prudence and moderation than adversity.
More law, less justice.
In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.
Nothing is so difficult to believe that oratory cannot make it acceptable, nothing so rough and uncultured as not to gain brilliance and refinement from eloquence.