The freedom of poetic license.

The leaders should all relate to this principle: the governed must be as happy as possible.

The hours pass and the days and the months and the years, and the past time never returns.

It is pleasant to recall past troubles.

If only every man would make proper use of his strength and do his utmost, he need never regret his limited ability.

Old age, especially an honored old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth.

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth. The second is that he shall suppress nothing that is true. Moreover, there shall be no suspicion of partiality in his writing, or of malice.