Kindness acts Not always as you think; a hated hand Renders it odious.
The man who pardons easily courts injury.
He should be envied Who when his strength is spent lays down his life. Old age reserves a melancholy fate For noble souls before their life is done.
Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!
When obedience is so impious, revolt is a necessity.
All evils are equal when they are extreme.