It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.