War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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.