Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement. |
We are corrupted by prosperity |
We bear a grudge against the people we've done down |
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched. |
Whatever is unknown is magnified |
When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing. |
When men are full of envy, they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad |
When men are full of envy, they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad |
When monarchs through their bloodthirsty commanders lay waste a country, they dignify their atrocity by calling it "Making Peace |
When monarchs through their bloodthirsty commanders lay waste a country, they dignify their atrocity by calling it "Making Peace |
When the state is most corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied. |
You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force. |