Avarice And Luxury, Those Evils Which Have

Fortune Blinds Men When She Does Not Wish Them To Withstand The Violence Of Her Onslaughts.

Men Are Seldom Blessed With Good Fortune And Good Sense At The Same Time.

Under The Influence Of Fear, Which Always Leads Men To Take A Pessimistic View Of Things, They Magnified Their Enemies' Resources, And Minimized Their Own.

The Study Of History Is The Best Medicine For A Sick Mind; For In History You Have A Record Of The Infinite Variety Of Human Experience Plainly Set Out For All To See; And In That Record You Can Find Yourself And Your Country Both Examples And Warnings; Fine Things To Take As Models, Base Things Rotten Through And Through, To Avoid.

The Populace Is Like The Sea Motionless In Itself, But Stirred By Every Wind, Even The Lightest Breeze.