The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.

Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.

It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.

Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.

So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.

All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.

The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.