The gods are on the side of the stronger.
Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
One who is allowed to sin, sins less
By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.