The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
The most seditious is the most cowardly.
Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
None mourn more ostentatiously over the death of Germanicus than those who most rejoice at it [a death].