Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.