Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
Say nothing but good of the dead.
Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.
I grow old learning something new every day.
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.