It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
Men willingly believe what they wish.
Which death is preferably to every other? 'The unexpected'.
I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.
What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.
I have always reckoned the dignity of the republic of first importance and preferable to life.
