A honorable death is better than a shameful life.
Truth is strengthened by investigation and deliberation; falsehood, by haste and uncertainty.
He who gets angry at criticism, acknowledges that it was deserved.
For those who aspire to power, there is no middle ground between the summit and the precipice.
When we enjoy good health, we easily give good advice to the sick.
Power obtained by wrongful means was never exercised for good purposes.
Power is never stable when it is unlimited.
Freedoms and masters do not easily combine.