Nam ut quisque est vir optimus, ita difficillime esse alios improbos suspicatur. The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect others to be vicious. 9. CICERO. Nec vero habere virtutem satis est, quasi artem aliquam, nisi utare. It is not enough merely to possess virtue, as if it were an art; it should be practised. h. CICERO. Nihil est, mihi crede, virtute formosius, nihil pulchrius, nihil amabilius. Nothing, believe me, is more beautiful than virtue; nothing fairer; nothing more lovely. i. CICERO. Major famæ sitis est quam Virtutis: quis enim virtutem amplectitur ipsam Præmia si tollas. The thirst for fame is greater than that for virtue; for who would embrace virtue itself if you take away its rewards? 20. JUVENAL. Nobilitas sola est atque unica virtus. Virtue is the only and true nobility. JUVENAL. Semita certè Tranquillæ per virtutem patet unica vitæ. The only path to a tranquil life is through virtue. Virtus laudatur et alget. Virtue is praised and freezes. 2. JUVENAL. Non tam portas intrare patentes Quam fregisse juvat; nec tam patiente colono Arva premi, quam si ferro populetur et igni; Concessa pudet ire viâ. The conqueror is not so much pleased by entering into open gates, as by forcing his way. He desires not the fields to be cultivated by the patient husbandman; he would have them laid waste by fire and sword. It would be his shame to go by a way already opened. e. LUCAN. Omnibus hostes Reddite nos populis--civile avertite vellum. Make us enemies of every people on earth, prevent a civil war. but f. LUCAN. Nec quies gentium sine armis, nec arma sine stipendiis, nec stipendia sine tributis. There can be no tranquillity of nations without troops, no troops without pay, no pay without taxes. m. TACITUS. Ratio et consilium propriæ ducis artes. The proper qualities of a general are judgment and deliberation. Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat? Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor? 0. VIRGIL. Sævit amor ferri et scelerata insania belli. The love of arms and the mad wickedness of war are raging. VIRGIL. p. WEALTH. Et genus et formam regina pecunia donat. All powerful money gives birth and beauty. НОКАСЕ. t. In pretio pretium nunc est: dat census honores, Census amicitias; pauper ubique jacit. Money now-a-days is money; money brings office; money gains friends: everywhere the poor man is down. น. OVID. Opum furiata cupido. The ungovernable passion for wealth. OVID. V. Paucis carior est fides quam pecunia. Few set a higher value on good faith, than on money. w. SALLUST. |