Glory ought to be the consequence, not the motive of our actions.

And as in men's bodies, so in government, that disease is most serious which proceeds from the head.

Perhaps you will ask whether I can raise these three millions without difficulty. Well, nearly all my capital is invested in land, but I have some money out at interest and I can borrow without any trouble.

The erection of a monument is superfluous, our memory will endure if our lives have deserved it.

Everyone must be given something he can grasp and recognize as his own idea.

Necessity, that excellent master, hath taught me many things.

It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. -Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas