If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more 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.
The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.