The Violence We Do To Ourselves In

Some Allow Themselves To Be Overcome By Panic, And Others Charge Because They Dare Not Remain At Their Posts. Some May Be Found Whose Courage Is Strengthened By Small Perils That Prepare Them To Face Greater Dangers. Some Are Daring When Facing Swords But Dread Facing Bullets; Others Dread Bullets Little But Fear Facing Swords A Lot.

To Praise Princes For Virtues They Do Not Possess Is To Insult Them Without Fear Of Consequences.

The Happiness And Unhappiness Of Men Depends As Much On Their Ethics As On Fortune.

None Deserve Praise For Being Good Who Have Not The Spirit To Be Bad: Goodness, For The Most Part, Is Nothing But Indolence Or Weakness Of Will.

Criticism Sometimes Is Really Praise, And Praise Sometimes Slander.