Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
One who is allowed to sin, sins less
Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.