Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.
The gods are on the side of the stronger.
Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.