Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

I could have wished that the reputations of many brave men were not to be imperilled in the mouth of a single individual, to stand or fall according as he spoke well or ill. For it is hard to speak properly upon a subject where it is even difficult to convince your hearers that you are speaking the truth.

You shouldn't feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven't tasted, but for the one you are about to lose

Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.

Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.

It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.