Liberty may be of no more use Than stirring up the flame of civil wars; Then, by disorder fatal to the world, One wants no king, the other wants no equal.
One doesn't wish to see those to whom one owes so much.
Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.
I am Roman, alas, because Horace is Roman.
As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.
He who is hated by all can not expect to live long.