Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure
Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.