The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.