All those things that are now field to be of the greatest antiquity were at one time new; what we to-day hold up by example will rank hereafter as precedent.
They make a desert and call it peace.
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.
Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.