Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
None mourn more ostentatiously over the death of Germanicus than those who most rejoice at it [a death].
In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
The worst hatred is that of relatives.