Better to have a known enemy than a forced ally.

Better not to have been born than to live without glory.

Calumny, envy, and all revengeful passions appear almost exclusively to direct the actions of men.

Authoritarian government required to speak, is silent... Representative government required to speak, lies with impunity.

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.

I couldn't do them if I didn't know horses lived behind them.

Never tell everything at once.