“Great contests generally excite great animosities.”

It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.

Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.

Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.

Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.

Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.

The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.

Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.

Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.

An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.

Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.

Everyone wishes to be loved, but in the event, nearly no one can bear it. Everyone desires love but also finds it impossible to believe that he deserves it.

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.

Revolution is not a one time event.

Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.

Life is about Laughter. The truth is, life can be real hard at times. There are many lows, many hardships, many tragic events that will happen throughout your years here – but never lose sight of your smile, your laugh.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

As I review the events of my past life I realize how subtle are the influences that shape our destinies.