Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.

No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.

The solitude lends much appeal, because a sea without a harbour surrounds it. Even a modest boat can find few anchorage, and nobody can go ashore unnoticed by the guards. Its winter is mild because it is enclosed by a range of mountains which keeps out the fierce temperature; its summer is unequal. The open sea is very pleasant and it has a view of a beautiful bay.

You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter

In valor there is hope.

Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.