Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.
In valor there is hope.
The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
Great empires are not maintained by timidity.