All those things that are now field to be of the greatest antiquity were at one time new; what we to-day hold up by example will rank hereafter as precedent.
The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
I am my nearest neighbour.
All ancient history was written with a moral object; the ethical interest predominates almost to the exclusion of all others.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.