Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

Before you save the world, make sure your own house is in order.

Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed.

Hyperbole expands in societies where articulateness atrophies.

He said, "People wait their whole lives for the kind of happiness we have.

I've split my life between a few different disciplines.

He is also a victim of some injustice; he usually tries to be alone, in order to show his pain to others.

As far as Martin [Luther] himself is concerned, O good God, what have we overlooked or not done? What fatherly charity have we omitted that we might call him back from such errors?

I would lock myself in my room and drink a case of Corona and smoke a load of pot.

There is as much vanity in self-scourgings as in self-justification.