It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
There is no greater evil than anarchy.
War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.
Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
A fool cannot be an actor, though an actor may act a fool's part.