I like myself, but I won't say I'm as handsome as the bull that kidnapped Europa.

Wars, therefore, are to be undertaken for this end, that we may live in peace, without being injured; but when we obtain the victory, we must preserve those enemies who behaved without cruelty or inhumanity during the war.

It was fear that was then making you a good citizen, which is never a lasting teacher of duty.

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defence can actually be just.

The roots of knowledge are bitter, but its fruit are sweet.

Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. - Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.