Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home
It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.
Thus in the beginning the world was so made that certain signs come before certain events.
There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.
Those who do not know history will forever remain children
Of all the rewards of virtue, . . . the most splendid is fame, for it is fame alone that can offer us the memory of posterity.