There should be many judges, for few will always do the will of few.

...it behooves us to adapt oneself to the times if one wants to enjoy continued good fortune.

There is nothing so difficult or so dangerous as to undertake to change the order of things.

It is better to be bold than too circumspect, because fortune is of a sex which likes not a tardy wooer and repulses all who are not ardent.

Violence must be inflicted once for all; people will then forget what it tastes like and so be less resentful. Benefits must be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

Men are more apt to be mistaken in their generalizations than in their particular observations.