In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
Say nothing but good of the dead.
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear
In all things that you do, consider the end.
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.