Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.