No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
Each man the architect of his own fate.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest bond of friendship.
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.