No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.