Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.

Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.

Posterity will pay everyone their due.

The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.

It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.

So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.

An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.