The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
He who seeks power is never in want of an opportunity.
The heavens are covered with a cloud of ill-distributed wealth.
A good character when established is not easily overthrown.
It is human nature to hate those you have injured.
The human mind is naturally averse to change and reform.
The wicked are always surprised to find ability and virtue in others.
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure if they have it till the test comes.
Avoid popularity; it has many snares and no real benefit.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
The most dangerous of leaders are those who do not realize they are corrupt.
Deceit lurks in the thoughts of men who are excited by ambition.
Universal silence is the only safe principle for government.
Courage is held in esteem only in so far as it is directed to noble causes.
The best advice is found on the pillow.
It is a rare thing for anyone to achieve an empire in a single lifetime.
Greatness is always rare.
An evil deed, even though we see it, produces no deeper impression than a fleeting shadow.
Silent servitude makes a people clever.
The best men are not those who desire the highest offices.
History is not a mere chronicle of past events, but a representation of human character.
There can be neither peace nor war without a dictator.
Many who seem humble are ambitious.
Through courage, Rome was saved.
The corruption of morals is a plague more to be dreaded than any epidemic sickness.
No one is so old that they cannot learn.
In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
It seems as if the gods had given me the gift of understanding history on no other condition than this.
It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
Men are only too clever at shifting blame from their own sins to those of others.
An emergency is the most certain means of determining a person’s true nature.
For crimes that do not increase human wealth or power, let lesser punishments suffice.
Times of tranquility are times of decay in great empires.
A hatred of the truth is ever linked with the love of power.
It is human nature to hate those we have injured.
The passion for office as an end in itself does not depend on knowledge or intelligence.
There is no hope of joy except in human society.
The more a man’s mind is bent upon self, the stronger are his prejudices.
What is most impressive is the memory of past courage and the power of recalling at will something which we used to feel at one time.
Flattery inspired by mere malice is as far from true praise as is blame.
Everyone is the architect of their own fortune.
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