There is no more sure tie between friends than when they are united in their objects and wishes.

Nothing is more praiseworthy, nothing more suited to a great and illustrious man than placability and a merciful disposition.

Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum. (Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.)

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes.

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

The authors who affect contempt for a name in the world put their names to the books which they invite the world to read.