There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.

The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.

Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.

War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.

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

Posterity will pay everyone their due.

Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.