Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
The desire of glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.