 To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death. |
| A liar is always lavish of oaths. |
| It matters more how one gives than what one gives. |
| Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy! |
| Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny. |
| It takes good memory to keep up a lie. |
| I see, I know, I believe, I am undeceived. |
| When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph. |
| In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate. |
| Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality. |
| Peace is produced by war. |
| How delicious is pleasure after torment! |
| Those who easily forgive invite offenses. |
| I would not like a king who could obey. |
| Reason and love are sworn enemies. |
| Brave men are brave from the very first. |
| Danger breeds best on too much confidence. |
| Each instant of life is a step toward death. |
| Just vengeance does not call for punishment. |
| A first impulse was never a crime. |
