To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.

All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

They terrify lest they should fear.

Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.