In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course.
In all things there is a law of cycles.
Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
A bad peace is even worse than war.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
I am my nearest neighbour.
Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
They terrify lest they should fear.
Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose. [Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus exercuit.]
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