No one can hold absolute power for long, controlled power endures.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
A good mind possesses a kingdom.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Money does all things for reward. Some are pious and honest as long as they thrive upon it, but if the devil himself gives better wages, they soon change their party.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.