Valor is the contempt of death and pain.

The gods are on the side of the stronger.

Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.

So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity; while some hold for certain facts the most precarious hearsays, others turn facts into falsehood; and both are exaggerated by posterity.

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

Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.