He whom all hate all wish to see destroyed.
Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better able to bear your own.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
Our native soil draws all of us, by I know not what sweetness, and never allows us to forget.
The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.