Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker.
Nobody loves life like an old man.
More men come to doom through dirty profits than are kept by them.
I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State; and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare - I have no use for him either.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
Desire looks clear from the eyes of a lovely bride: power as strong as the founded world