Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude..

Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel..

One may call the world a myth , in which bodies and things are visible, but souls and minds hidden. Besides, to wish to teach the whole truth about t….

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate..

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty..

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master..

It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts, and show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths….

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave..

It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer..

Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old..

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay..

Necessity makes even the timid brave..

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord..

It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one..

To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful..

No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests..

There were few who preferred honor to money..

Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour..

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.

Each man the architect of his own fate..

No grief reaches the dead..