...people Are By Nature Fickle, And It

My View Is That It Is Desirable To Be Both Loved And Feared; But It Is Difficult To Achieve Both And, If One Of Them Has To Be Lacking, It Is Much Safer To Be Feared Than Loved.

...it Is A Base Thing To Look To Others For Your Defense Instead Of Depending Upon Yourself. That Defense Alone Is Effectual, Sure, And Durable Which Depends Upon Yourself And Your Own Valor.

I Believe That It Is Possible For One To Praise, Without Concern, Any Man After He Is Dead Since Every Reason And Supervision For Adulation Is Lacking.

He Who Is The Cause Of Another's Advancement Is Thereby The Cause Of His Own Ruin.

They Have Not Any Difficulties On The Way Up Because They Fly, But They Have Many When They Reach The Summit.