It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.

In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.

Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.

Whatever is unknown is magnified.

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

The solitude lends much appeal, because a sea without a harbour surrounds it. Even a modest boat can find few anchorage, and nobody can go ashore unnoticed by the guards. Its winter is mild because it is enclosed by a range of mountains which keeps out the fierce temperature; its summer is unequal. The open sea is very pleasant and it has a view of a beautiful bay.

The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.