They terrify lest they should fear.
You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.
All ancient history was written with a moral object; the ethical interest predominates almost to the exclusion of all others.