When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it; the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in spite of fortune; the cowardly and the indolent are hurried by their fears,' said Plotius Firmus, Roman Praetorian Guard.
Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.