Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.
The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
Then there is the usual scene when lovers are excited with each other, quarrels, entreaties, reproaches, and then fondling reconcilement.