I Have Often Heard That The Outstanding

Those Ills Are Easiest To Bear With Which We Are Most Familiar.

Men's Minds Are Too Ready To Excuse Guilt In Themselves.

Envy Is Blind, And Is Only Clever In Depreciating The Virtues Of Others.

Thus, If There Is Anyone Who Is Confident That He Can Advise Me As To The Best Advantage Of The State In This Campaign Which I Am About To Conduct, Let Him Not Refuse His Services To The State, But Come With Me Into Macedonia. I Will Furnish Him With His Sea-passage, With A Horse, A Tent, And Even Travel-funds. If Anyone Is Reluctant To Do This And Prefers The Leisure Of The City To The Hardships Of Campaigning, Let Him Not Steer The Ship From On Shore.

The Mind Sins, Not The Body; If There Is No Intention, There Is No Blame.