Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.