Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Not to know what happened before you were born is to be a child forever. For what is the time of a man, except it be interwoven with that memory of ancient things of a superior age?

All soils are not fertile.

Silent enim leges inter arma (Laws are silent in times of war).

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men

Life is nothing without friendship.