Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.