What can we say with certainty?
To succeed in chaining the multitude, you must seem to wear the same fetters.
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us
He who can lead you to believe an absurdity can lead you to commit an atrocity.
All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.