Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.
The worst hatred is that of relatives.
It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.