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, to cut all friendships and enmities to the measure of their own…

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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always...

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always...

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

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

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

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

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force...

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force...

He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who...

He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who...

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

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

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond...

Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond...

In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being...

In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being...

We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.

We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and...

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and...

In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart...

In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart...

Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast,...

Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast,...

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

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

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious...

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious...

The golden age is before us, not behind us.

The golden age is before us, not behind us.

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to...

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to...

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.