Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.

The worst hatred is that of relatives.

Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.

By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.

Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.

So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.

Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.