The unknown always passes for the marvellous.

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.

The gods are on the side of the stronger.

Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.

The solitude lends much appeal, because a sea without a harbour surrounds it. Even a modest boat can find few anchorage, and nobody can go ashore unnoticed by the guards. Its winter is mild because it is enclosed by a range of mountains which keeps out the fierce temperature; its summer is unequal. The open sea is very pleasant and it has a view of a beautiful bay.

Custom adapts itself to expediency.

Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.