To succeed in chaining the multitude, you must seem to wear the same fetters.
The prudent man does himself good; the virtuous one does it to other men.
Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.
Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice.
Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe.
All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free