By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Then there is the usual scene when lovers are excited with each other, quarrels, entreaties, reproaches, and then fondling reconcilement.
Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.