Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
The gods are on the side of the stronger.
Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.