No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.

So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.

Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.

There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.

The gods are on the side of the stronger.

The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.

The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.