Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think.
A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
Conspicuous by his absence.
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.