 Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable. |
| According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another. |
| Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes. |
| Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature. |
| The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. |
| The more laws, the less justice. |
| More law, less justice. |
| All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief. |
| When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. |
| Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just. |
| A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him. |
| Never injure a friend, even in jest. |
| Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due. |
| What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? |
