Whatever is unknown is magnified.

He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.

Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.

Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.

The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.

A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.