The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
Conspicuous by his absence.
Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
All ancient history was written with a moral object; the ethical interest predominates almost to the exclusion of all others.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.