Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.
If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.
To live without evil belongs only to the gods.
A fearful man is always hearing things.
A day lays low and lifts up again all human things.
It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.
What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
Evil counsel travels fast.
Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.
If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: 'Thou shalt not ration justice.'
