The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.
The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.